Keyword: palace intrigue

The Great

7.9

2020

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A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.

The Crown

9.1

2016

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The Crown focuses on Queen Elizabeth II as a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the worlds most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister, Sir Winston Churchill. The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne....a new era is dawning. Peter Morgans masterfully researched scripts reveal the Queens private journey behind the public facade with daring frankness. Prepare to be welcomed into the coveted world of power and privilege and behind locked doors in Westminster and Buckingham Palace....the leaders of an empire await.

The Tudors

8.1

2007

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A dramatic series about the reign and marriages of King Henry VIII.

Kingdom

8.6

2019

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While strange rumors about their ill King grip a kingdom, the crown prince becomes their only hope against a mysterious plague overtaking the land.

Versailles

7.7

2015

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In 1667, 28-year-old all-powerful king of France, Louis XIV, decides to build the greatest palace in the world - Versailles. But drained budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.

Victoria

8.2

2016

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The story of Queen Victoria, who came to the throne at a time of great economic turbulence and resurgent republicanism – and died 64 years later the head of the largest empire the world had ever seen, having revitalised the throne’s public image and become “grandmother of Europe”.

The Royals

7.6

2015

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Drama about a fictional British royal family in modern-day London.

The Musketeers

7.8

2014

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Set on the streets of 17th-century Paris, \The Musketeers\ gives a contemporary take on the classic story about a group of highly trained soldiers and bodyguards assigned to protect King and country.

Magnificent Century

6.9

2011

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From 1520, follows Suleiman the Magnificent and his relatives from his great conquests to the \Battle of Szigetvár\.

The White Queen

7.7

2013

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Three different, yet equally relentless women vie for the throne in 15th-century England.

The White Princess

7.5

2017

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Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queens daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.

The Prince

6.8

2021

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Animated series takes a satirical look at the life of young Prince George from his time at home in the palace to primary school with commoners.

The Favourite

6.1

2018

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In early 18th-century England, the status quo at the court is upset when a new servant arrives and endears herself to a frail Queen Anne.

Elizabeth

7.7

1998

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The early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

Rampant

6.4

2018

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Lee Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty.

Elizabeth: The Golden Age

7.2

2007

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A mature Queen Elizabeth endures multiple crises late in her reign including court intrigues, an assassination plot, the Spanish Armada, and romantic disappointments.

Queen Margot

7.5

1994

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Young Queen Margot finds herself trapped in an arranged marriage amidst a religious war between Catholics and Protestants. She hopes to escape with a new lover, but finds herself imprisoned by her powerful and ruthless family.

Catherine the Great

5.8

1995

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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.

When Knighthood Was in Flower

6.5

1922

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Mary Tudor, sister of Englands Henry VIII, causes a stir by falling in love with a guardsman below her class.

Monstrum

6

2018

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Yoon Gyeom is a loyal subject of King Jung Jong of Joseon. He struggles to fight against a monster that threatens King Jung Jongs life and a group of people trying to depose King Jung Jong.

Loves of Casanova

7.1

1927

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A flamboyant portrait of the famous seducer seen by a former baritone of the Moscow Opera who, after a vocal accident, leaves for Germany and then France to devote himself to cinema.

The Rise of Catherine the Great

6.4

1934

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Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne.

Edward II

6.9

1991

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In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowes Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wife, the French princess Isabel, not an acceptable lady at court but the ambitious Piers Gaveston, who uses his favor in bed even to wield political influence - the stage is set for a palace revolt which sends the gay pair from the throne to a terminal torture dungeon.

The Virgin Queen

7.4

1955

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Sir Walter Raleigh (Richard Todd) overcomes court intrigue to win favor with Queen Elizabeth I (Bette Davis) in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.