Year 1763, the Seven Years' War is about to end. August III, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland, has died, leaving empty the royal treasury and an extraordinary collection of paintings, sculptures, jewelry and goldsmith masterpieces, which he considered a symbol of his greatness, and that of Dresden, one of the European capitals of Baroque art.

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...

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

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, ...

The life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because ...

Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work...

Lexington, Kentucky, 2004. Four young men attempt to execute one of the most audacious art heists in...

The insatiably curious and headstrong inventor Leonardo da Vinci leaves Italy to join the French cou...

The French Revolution, 1794. The Marquis de Lafayette asks Charles D'Aubigny to infiltrate the Jacob...

A photojournalist turns her lens on the decades of sexual abuse her family and community experienced...

Well known for its exploration of seduction and revenge, the “Dangerous Liaisons” by Choderlos de La...

The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singe...

The Count of Maravillas receives an unusual proposal from a masked woman: to kidnap the valido of Ki...

In 1757, the second year of the Seven Years' War, Frederick II the Great stands at the gates of Prag...

Between the end of the Middle Ages and the late 18th century, over 50,000 Europeans were persecuted,...

The story of the Londoners recruited to be freedom fighters during the South African apartheid durin...

The Heart of Man is a timeless tale of a father's relentless pursuit of his son -- interwoven with i...

M.C. Escher is among the most intriguing of artists. In 1956 he challenged the laws of perspective w...

TIMETRAVEL_0 is an extraordinary docudrama that follows Cris McCarthy as she explores the urban web ...