Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted, tortured and executed on charges of witchcraft. The pogrom was triggered by the book 'Malleus Maleficarum', published in 1486. Its detailed instructions for persecuting and annihilating alleged witches triggered a mass hysteria.

The era of palace coups in Russia ended with the coronation of a prominent historical figure: Cather...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Capta...

Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...

Isolated bell-ringer Quasimodo wishes to leave Notre Dame tower against the wishes of Judge Claude F...

With a reputation for seducing members of the opposite sex, regardless of their marital status, a no...

Will Plunkett and Captain James Macleane, two men from different ends of the social spectrum in 18th...

In 1609, Henry IV sent Inquisition judge Pierre de Lancre to the French Basque Country to investigat...

Painter Francisco Goya becomes involved with the Spanish Inquisition after his muse, Inés, is arrest...

In a French forest circa 1798, a child–who cannot walk, speak, read or write–is found. A doctor beco...

Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...

A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...

Salem 1692. The young Abigail, seduced and abandoned by John Proctor, accuses John's wife of being a...

A story of love and life among the landed English gentry during the Georgian era. Mr. Bennet is a ge...

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory se...

After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the...

Film about the fictitious adventures of Franz Freiherr von Trenck, who lived during the times of emp...

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French docto...

In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...