Television series about the history of England

The Tudors

Series Age rating: 15 Year: 2007 IMDB Rating: 8.1

The Tudors is a history-based drama series following the young, vibrant King Henry VIII, a competitive and lustful monarch who navigates the intrigues of the English court and the human heart with equ...

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Wolf Hall

Series Age rating: 14 Year: 2015 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Following the fact-based historical book of the same name, this drama follows the rise of Cromwell as he becomes Henry the VIII's closest advisor. England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. I...

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Monarchy

Series Age rating: 4 Year: 2004 IMDB Rating: 8.1

Monarchy is a Channel 4 British TV series, 2004-2006, by British academic David Starkey, charting the political and ideological history of the English monarchy from the Saxon period to modern times. T...

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Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Film Age rating: n/a Year: 2014 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Docudrama with author Dan Jones. It follows the period from control freak king Henry II to the tyrant king Richard II.

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The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Series Age rating: n/a Year: 2001 IMDB Rating: 7.9

Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll.

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The White Queen

Series Age rating: 16 Year: 2013 IMDB Rating: 7.7

Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.

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The White Princess

Series Age rating: 17 Year: 2017 IMDB Rating: 7.5

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

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