16-годишната принцеса Елизабет, “Сиси”, придружава майка си и сестра си Хелене до Австрийския дворец в Ишъл, където ще бъде обявен официално годежът между Хелене и младият император Франц Йозеф. Но императорът среща Сиси, излязла на риболов и се вклюбва в нея. Сиси обича Франц Йозеф, но брак с него идва в повече на неговата високомерна и своеволна майка.
Сиси трудно се адаптира към живота си като императрица на Австрия и то най-вече поради факта, че трябва да живее заедно със свекървата си. Ерцхерцогиня Софи е абсолютна интригантка, която постоянно се меси в това как императора управлява империята и как Сиси възпитава първородната си дъщеря.
Младата принцеса София от Германия е принудена да замине за Русия, за да се омъжи за наследника на императрицата - Пьотр. Властната императрица крои планове по този начин да подобри кралското потекло на фамилията. София не харесва съпруга си, но е привързана силно към Русия и войниците й. Като предана на мъжа си съпруга, тя му ражда наследник и независимо че бащинството се оказва спорно, явно за никого не е важно това. След като старата императрица умира, София замисля военен преврат с висши армейски генерали, отстранява Пьотр и изгрява пред света като Екатерина Велика.
Елизабет трябва да вложи всичко от себе си, за да се противопостави на превратностите на съдбата. Тя проявява способностите си да се справи с държавните дела и със свекърва си Софи. Когато Елизабет заедно с граф Андерше заминават за Унгария, за да успокоят възбунтувалите се дворяни, херцогиня Софи разпространява слуха за връзка между императрицата и графа.
След като запалва Рим, императорът Нерон решава да се разправи с всички християни като ги изведе на арената. Възрастна двойка е на път да бъде заличена, когато Марк, най-висшият военен в Рим, решава да ги помилва. Причината е, че великият войн се влюбва в тяхната доведена дъщеря. Новата му любов му навлича гнева както на императора, който е бесен, че Марк се е отнесъл така с християните, така и на императрицата, която всъщност е влюбена във война и не може да прикрие ревността си.
A woman born in Korea navigates her way through love, war, politics and national loyalties to become a powerful empress in China's Yuan dynasty.
Zhen Huan, a 17-year-old innocent introduced into the imperial court as the latest concubine of Emperor Yong Zheng. Her dreams of a new life of love and prosperity are swiftly dashed as she enters a dog-eat-dog world of treachery and corruption.
Based on events in 7th and 8th-century Tang dynasty and starring producer Fan Bingbing as the titular character Wu Zetian, The Empress of China is the story of the only woman in Chinese history to rule as an emperor.
"Sisi" follows the extraordinary life of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Modern, honest, and authentic. Told from the perspective of her closest confidants, the series takes a new look at the empress' life and reveals a multi-layered woman.
Two young people meet. A fateful encounter - the proverbial love at first sight. He is Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary, she is Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, Princess of Bavaria and the sister of the woman Franz is to marry…
In an alternate-reality South Korea, where a constitutional monarchical system prevails, Oh Sunny, a musical actress, becomes the empress of the country. Thus begins a dispute for power in the royal palace. Nothing is what it seems, and Oh Sunny is ready to fight until the end to uncover a mysterious homicide within the royal palace, fighting to protect those she loves the most and obtain happiness.
“He who has Dugu, has the world”. Daughters of a court official, Dugu Banruo, Dugu Mantuo, and Dugu Jialou were always destined for greatness. Blessed with beauty, intelligence, and connections, the Dugu sisters grew up knowing they were the subjects of a prophecy that could someday tear them apart. Determined to remain loyal to each other, they vowed to always put their relationship first. But time has a way of changing things, and vows are easily broken.
"The Confidant" depicts how a group of eunuchs survive in the weakening Qing empire, and closely traces imperial eunuch Li Lianying's early life from the first day he entered the imperial palace to become one of the most powerful political figures in the latter years of the Qing Dynasty. The drama also follows Li's relationship with Empress Dowager Cixi, and how he eventually becomes her closest confidant.
When the Emperor mysteriously disappears from battle, his new wife Consort Quan Fei, is accused of murder by his mother, the Empress Dowager, who sees Quan Fei as an ominous woman. However, Quan Fei is protected by the Emperor's younger brother, the new Emperor Daoguang, who has loved Quan Fei since he was young. So when Daoguang announces that Quan Fei is to be his new consort, the Empress Dowager partners with Daoguang's wife, the new Empress Shencheng to eradicate Quan Fei from the royal court.
The story of Dugu Qieluo, formally Empress Wenxian, and her husband Yang Jian who united China under the Sui Dynasty. The husband and wife come to be revered by the people as saints due to their extraordinary contributions to a new golden age.
Everyone thought that fate played an unbelievable joke - the foul-mouthed woman from the village who can beat a brawny man with her bare hands has become queen! She will be the one to help her "weak chicken" husband in a story full of laughter and warmth. Liu Jin Feng was abandoned by her own father. Growing up in a small alley, she and her mother only had each other to depend on. The entire court laughed when she married into the imperial family. Even her husband, the King , was suspicious of her and repeatedly tried to test her loyalties. Duke Qi has been manipulating government affairs, the young king has always had lofty ideals for the future of his kingdom. Jin Feng's chubby appearance is unlike the fair and slender maidens in the inner court. With her around, life in the palace has become less boring and more chaotic. As the newly weds get to know each other, the most "mismatched" king and queen become the most perfect couple.
Akihito, the Emperor of Japan, abdicated on April 30, 2019. This 3-parts NHK World documentary series chronicles the life of a former "divine child" who became the symbol of the Japanese State when he ascended the throne in 1989.
