The Vault
Sir Francis Drake
1961 ★ 5.1Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 ★ 6.7A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne an
The Empress
2022 ★ 7.7When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court. Topic: Telev
The Virgin Queen
1955 ★ 7.0Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World. Role: Meticulous telev
Sophia
2016 ★ 8.6In 15th Century Russia, the last Byzantium Princess, Sophia Palaiologina, moves from Rome to distant Moscow to marry Czar Ivan III. Destined to become the first
The Prince and the Pauper
2000 ★ 6.4An adaptation of the classic, "The Prince and the Pauper" is the retelling of Edward Tudor and young Thomas Canty, two amazing look-alikes caught up in imperial
Reign
2013 ★ 8.0Mary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court. Reign is an historical romantic drama television series
The Serpent Queen
2022 ★ 7.4Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune
Nirvana in Fire
2015 ★ 8.9Weakened by illness but strong in mind, Mei Changsu enters court politics to seek justice for a tragedy long forgotten. Nirvana in Fire is a Chinese television
Ashes to Crown
2026 ★ 7.6The general's daughter, Chu Zhao, refuses to accept her fate as nothing more than a pawn to be sacrificed in Xiao Xun's rise to power. Taking matters into her o
Borgia
2011 ★ 7.3The name Borgia stands for betrayal, intrigue and corruption in the Vatican, which was the center of the world during the Renaissance. The television series "Bo
The Book of Esther
2013 ★ 5.7When Ester becomes King Xerxes’ queen, her Cousin Mordecai and that despicable Haman engage in a dangerous game of intrigue for control of the young Persian Kin
YATAGARASU: The Raven Does Not Choose Its Master
2024 ★ 8.2Welcome to Yamauchi, a world inhabited by the Yatagarasu, a race of three-legged ravens who shapeshift into humans. The land is divided into four regions—North,
Night Train to Lisbon
2013 ★ 6.5Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels h
The Princess's Gambit
2025 ★ 8.0In a world divided into three kingdoms, Princess Jiang Taohua of Zhao escapes Empress Lv's control through a marriage alliance in Wei, a kingdom fraught with po
The Three Musketeers
1966 ★ 6.0In 17th century France, young D'Artagnan wants to join the King's Musketeers, but instead befriends three legendary musketeers—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—and to
Diane
1956 ★ 6.0Asked by Francis I to tutor his son, Diane de Poitiers becomes the future King Henry II's mistress in 1500s France. Diane is a 1956 American drama, history and
Roman Scandals
1933 ★ 5.8A kind-hearted young man is thrown out of his corrupt home town of West Rome, Oklahoma. He falls asleep and dreams that he is back in the days of olden Rome, wh
79 A.D.
1962 ★ 5.7Intrigue at the Roman Emperor's court prior to its destruction by Vesuvius. Released in Italy on December twenty third, nineteen sixty two, the drama and histor
Young Bess
1953 ★ 5.8The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I. Jean Simmons
House of Pleasure
1969 ★ 4.6Susanna travels to Paris with her small group of actors. There she saves Emperor Napoleon from rather painful predicaments, uncovers a number of nasty court int
Versailles
2015 ★ 7.7The story of a young Louis XIV on his journey to become the most powerful monarch in Europe, from his battles with the fronde through his development into the S
The Promise of Chang’an
2020 ★ 7.3Helan Mingyu, a bright young woman, forms a deep bond with the 9th Prince, Xiao Chengxu. Though they develop mutual feelings, fate intervenes—news of Chengxu’s
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992 ★ 4.8Genoan navigator Christopher Columbus has a dream to find an alternative route to sail to the Indies, by traveling west instead of east, across the unchartered