Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

Ivan, first tsar of Russia. History will remember him as "the Terrible. Russian people love him for ...

In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys...

The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along...

Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788...
General arrives in Baden-Baden with his stepdaughter Polina and his mother, seeking social standing ...

Years have passed since the Three Musketeers, Aramis, Athos and Porthos, have fought together with t...

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native...

Colonial representatives gather in Philadelphia with the aim of establishing a set of governmental r...

A biography of Charles Wesley, father of the Weselyan Church, hymn writer, and preacher.

1790 Turku. After Katarina Thorwöst becomes a widow, there are many suitors, but her heart belongs t...

When a Spanish Jesuit goes into the South American wilderness to build a mission in the hope of conv...

The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a drama...

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

Keith Garner visits historical locations, elegant chapels and bustling city centres as he discovers ...

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

A Russian guitarist was enlisted in 1984 in the Afghan war. Imprisoned, he will meet an Afghan music...

Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty....

In the 18th century, Robert's beloved Helena is forced to marry the cruel Henrik Brest. Robert becom...

In czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleo...