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The Scandalous Lady W (2015)

IMDb: 6.5
2015

An eighteenth century drama details the scandalous life of Lady Seymour Worsley

A Harlots Progress (2006)

IMDb: 6.9
2006

Drama looking at artist William Hogarth and his relationship with the prostitute that inspired his most famous piece

Victoria (2016 )

IMDb: 8.2
2016–

The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of eighteen to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert

The Times of Harvey Milk (1984)

IMDb: 8.3
1984

A documentary of the successful career and assassination of San Franciscos first elected gay city supervisor

Hunting Hitler (2015 )

IMDb: 7.4
2015–

After declassified FBI files about Hitler have been released, a group of specialists work together to try and find the truth of Hitlers supposed death Did he really die in the bunker

The Libertine (2004)

IMDb: 6.3
2004

The story of John Wilmot, a k a the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his lifes work

Anastasia (1956)

IMDb: 7.1
1956

An opportunistic businessman tries to pass off a mysterious impostor as the Grand Duchess Anastasia, and she is so convincing that even the biggest skeptics believe her

The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eat

IMDb: 7.8
2014

A famous prison escape sparks the idea for a cult like race that has seen only 10 finishers in its first 25 years This award winning, oddly inspiring, and wildly funny documentary reveals the sports worlds most guarded secret

Americas Blues (2015)

IMDb: 6.8
2015

Americas Blues takes a new angle on the Blues, focusing on, not only the musical impact it has had on all forms of Popular American Music, but also the influence it has had on art, fashion, language, film and racial equality

Rebellion (2016)

IMDb: 7.2
2016–2019

Rebellion is a five part serial drama about the birth of modern Ireland The story is told from the perspectives of a group of fictional characters who live through the political events of the 1916 Easter Rising

Night Crossing (1982)

IMDb: 6.5
1982

True tale about two men planing to escape from communist East Germany in a hot air balloon, but only if they can take their families with them

Tom Jones (1963)

IMDb: 6.5
1963

The romantic and chivalrous adventures of adopted bastard Tom Jones in 18th century England

Beyond the Unknown (TV Series 2019- )

IMDb: 5.9
2019–

Take strange occurrences, weird events, and unexplained happenings and put them all together That is what you get with Beyond the Unknown Each episode shows you something different

Caravaggio (1986)

IMDb: 6.6
1986

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld

Hercules (1958)

IMDb: 5.4
1958

The muscular Hercules performs his Labors, sails with the Argonauts, and romances the fair Iole

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cri

IMDb: 6.6
2012

A chronicle of the Cristeros War 1926 1929, which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican governments attempt to secularize the country

The Black Shield of Falworth (1954)

IMDb: 6.5
1954

Peasant Myles Falworth is trained for knighthood and is groomed by various nobles to defeat the evil Earl of Alban whos plotting to usurp King Henry IVs throne

Albert Schweitzer (2009)

IMDb: 5.9
2009

For generations the name Albert Schweitzer has been synonymous with hands on compassion and the power of Christ like sacrifice Now director Gavin Miller presents a landmark drama about the legendary Christian medical missionary Co

Krakatoa: East of Java (1968)

IMDb: 5.5
1968

In 1883, ship captain Hanson plans a shipwreck salvage mission in The Dutch East Indies to retrieve a cargo of pearls but an unexpected volcano eruption and a state ordered transport of convicts upset his plans

Lisa (1962)

IMDb: 6.8
1962

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine

The Lost Legion (2014)

IMDb: 3.1
2014

Following the fall of the Roman Empire, a Roman woman plots to make her son the new Emperor and to fulfill the former glory of the city

Sword of Sherwood Forest (1960)

IMDb: 5.9
1960

While King Richard is away at the Crusades, some Nottingham nobles and their Sheriff plot to confiscate estates of fallen Crusaders but Robin Hood and Maid Marian foil their plan

21 Brothers (2011)

IMDb: 3.9
2011

Set in W W 1 the film follows the story of the Canadas 21st battalion as it prepares for the battle of Courcelette in September 1916

Captain Lightfoot (1955)

IMDb: 6.2
1955

A pair of Irish rebels have swashbuckling adventures in 1815

The Convent (2018)

IMDb: 4.1
2018

During the 17th Century a young woman is saved from execution and led to a priory to repent her sins but discovers a greater evil lies within

Hotel Mumbai (2018)

IMDb: 7.6
2018

The true story of the Taj Hotel terrorist attack in Mumbai Hotel staff risk their lives to keep everyone safe as people make unthinkable sacrifices to protect themselves and their families

The Spanish Princess (2019 )

IMDb: 6.9
2019–2020

The beautiful Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne

Shoah (1985)

IMDb: 8.7
1985

Claude Lanzmanns epic documentary recounts the story of the Holocaust through interviews with witnesses perpetrators as well as survivors

The Tree of Wooden Clogs (1978)

IMDb: 7.9
1978

Peasant life in a feudal farm in rural Italy at the end of the 19th century

Maximilian (2016 )

IMDb: 7.5
2017–

In 1477 Charles the Bolds dies, his only child is a girl which cannot rule wo a husband Meanwhile in Austria, Emperor Frederick III and his antagonist Louis XI France battle over said marriage prospects, battles ensue, tragedy fall

The Story of Adele H (1975)

IMDb: 7.3
1975

The story of Adele Hugos unrequited love for a lieutenant

Buddies (1985)

IMDb: 7.5
1985

The film follows a New York City gay man, in a monogamous relationship, becoming a buddy or volunteer bedside companion to another gay man dying of AIDS, and the friendship that develops Restored in 2020

Julius Caesar (1970)

IMDb: 6.1
1970

The growing ambition of Julius Caesar is a source of major concern to his close friend Brutus Cassius persuades him to participate in his plot to assassinate Caesar, but they have both sorely underestimated Mark Antony

Johnny Tremain (1957)

IMDb: 6.5
1957

Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England Along the way he learns about life and about himself

The Stranglers of Bombay (1959)

IMDb: 6.2
1959

In the 1830s, a captain in the East India Company lobbies to investigate the criminal Thugee Cult of Kali, an organized crime group of stranglers and thieves

15 Minutes of War (2019)

IMDb: 6.3
2019

In February 1976 in Djibouti, a school bus was taken hostage at the Somali border The GIGN is sent on the spot After 30 hours of tension, a rescue operation is organized