Anne Boleyn er ung, brandlækker og meget ambitiøs. Hun vil således gøre alt for vinde Kong Henry den Ottendes kærlighed. Alt i alt går det meget godt med projektet. Det eneste problem er, at hendes søster Mary, der også er særdeles attraktiv, har præcis samme planer.
De tre musketerer samles endnu engang i deres livs efterår. Men denne gange er det ikke kongens ære, Aramis, Porthos og Athos skal forsvare. Det er kongen, der skal bekæmpes! Den største forhindring er musketernes gamle kollega D'Artagnan, der er kongens livvagt.
Frankrig i 1600-tallet. I landets mest modbydelige fængsel har en mand været holdt fanget i mange år. Hans ansigt er skjult af en tung jernmaske, som er svejset sammen. Ingen af fangerne ved hvem han er. Ikke engang ham selv. En af de få, som ved det, er den onde Kong Louis XIV af Frankrig, som nu er i færd med at styre landet i fordærv. Manden med jernmasken er hans tvillingbror Philippe, den retmæssige arving til tronen. For at redde landet beordrer indenrigsministeren musketerernes kaptajn D'Artagnan til at befri Philippe og bytte ham ud med sin tvillingbror, uden at nogen opdager det. En næsten umulig opgave, i hvert fald uden sine musketer-venner. Eventyret kan begynde!
"En for alle og alle for en!", som er slagordene for De tre musketerer, runger gennem Frankrig i 18. århundrede. Det drejer sig om at forsvarer Dronningens ære og liv mod den intrigante hofmand og mod den snue Lady de Winter. Men ædle D'Artagnan stiller op mod angriberne. Et genialt eksempel på storslået eventyr, fantastiske fægtescener, dristigt ridt, skønne kvinder og flotte helte dammen med en passende portion humor.
I 1708 er England i krig med Frankrig. Den småskøre dronning Anne sidder på tronen, men hader at regere og vil hellere spise kage og lege med sine 17 kaniner. Landet er reelt styret af hendes hemmelige elskerinde, hertuginden Sarah Churchill. Da Sarah's fattige kusine Abigail Hill bliver kammerpige, begynder en skamløs, bitter og grotesk strid mellem dem.
Hvordan fandt britiske prins Harry og den fraskilte amerikanske skuespiller Meghan Markle egentlig sammen? Det kan du se i det romantiske drama om deres kærlighedsforhold. Fra første date og undervejs, hvor deres kærlighed udviklede sig. Hvordan kunne de - med succes - holde deres forhold skjult for offentligheden i begyndelsen, og hvordan gik det, da medierne pludselig fik nys om deres kærlighed - og opmærksomheden eksploderede?
England 1554. Under Dronning Mary den førstes herredømme er landet som aldrig før plaget af ustabilitet. Tæt ved døden forcerer Mary sin anti-protestantiske politik. Landet summer af forræderi og rædsel. Selv Prinsesse Elizabeth, Marys yngre halvsøster og tronfølger, er i alvorlig fare. Men Marys allersidste forsøg på at få hende henrettet for forræderi mislykkes, og da hun dør i 1558 bliver den unge Elizabeth Tudor, datter af Henrik den ottende, i stedet kronet til Dronning af England. Hele landt frydes, og ligeså gør Elizabeth. Men realiteterne går snart op for den unge dronning. England er bankerot, har ingen hær og ligger under for alvorlige trusler fra udlandet, og derudover har Elizabeth personlige fjender indenfor hoffets mure.
Det går rigtig godt i England under dronning Elizabeth i sidste halvdel af 1500-tallet. Kunst, uddannelse og tøjmode har alle gode dage og sørme om ikke også kirken er rimelig tilfreds. Desværre har Elizabeth det lidt sværere på privatfronten, hvor hendes forhold til levemanden og eventyren Sir Walter Raleigh er kendetegnet ved både op- og nedture.
The gripping, decades-spanning inside story of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the Prime Ministers who shaped Britain's post-war destiny. The Crown tells the inside story of two of the most famous addresses in the world – Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street – and the intrigues, love lives and machinations behind the great events that shaped the second half of the 20th century. Two houses, two courts, one Crown.
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 equal vigor and justifiable suspicion.
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.
At the age of 26, when his reign began, Sultan Süleyman sought to build an empire more powerful than Alexander the Great and to render the Ottomans invincible. Throughout his 46-year reign, his fame as the greatest warrior and ruler of his age spreads both to the East and West. With his companion Pargalı İbrahim, Süleyman achieves great victories, and makes his name known in the Muslim World. Süleyman called İbrahim his brother, friend and advisor. The television series shows Süleyman's consolidation of his power: Pargalı İbrahim being grand minister of state, reinforcing the rule of law throughout the empire, meeting foreign diplomats, and preparing for military campaigns, all set against the backdrop of the tension between Christian Europe and the Ottoman Empire.
The smart and witty Wei Yingluo enters the palace as a seamstress to find the truth behind her older sister’s death. Believing the imperial guard Fucha Fuheng to be her sister's killer, Yingluo purposely attracts the attention of his sister the Empress Fucha, and is successfully transferred to Changchun Palace as a maid. Over time, she learns that the Fucha siblings are honest and kind-hearted people, and also develops romantic affections for Fuheng.
1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend to the throne, so she decides to marry the tsarevich, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young Princess Sofia Frederica from the impoverished branch of the Prussian kings.
The story of the Jagiellonian Dynasty rulling XV-century Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duchy of Lithuania.
The ambitious success stories of 6 people surrounding Prince Lee Bang Won, and the ideological and political conflict between Prince Lee Bang Won and Jung Do Jeon, the man instrumental in helping King Taejo establish the fledgling Joseon nation.
When a secret from the past rears its head, respected warrior Feng Zhiwei is forced to choose between revenge and her loyalty to ruling prince Ning Yi.
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 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 Sun King. Historical and fictional characters guide us in a world of betrayal and political maneuvering, revealing Versailles in all its glory and brutality.
In this zombie thriller set in Korea's medieval Joseon dynasty which has been defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumor of the king’s death spreads, as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh. The crown prince, fallen victim to a conspiracy, sets out on a journey to unveil the evil scheme and save his people.
The fight of Abdülhamid II to keep the Ottoman Empire and Caliphate alive.
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
Tells the legendary story between the Sultan of Kosem and Ahmed I.
The first season of the Women of Legend Series tells the story of a young lady-in-waiting whose beauty catches the eye of the King and becomes his concubine. Quickly rising in the ranks and eventually giving birth to a son, her hunger for power drives her not only to maintain her position, but to become Queen.
Piasts' reign is coming to end on Casimir the Great, who have no sons. Polish throne comes to Anjous. Thanks to the marriage of Saint Jadwiga of Poland with Lithuanian Grand Duke Jogaila, an alliance is made and a new dynasty - Jagiellons, who rule Poland for next two hundred years
South Africa, 1823. The Zulu Empire, headed by King Shaka, a brilliant but ruthless military strategist, begin to encroach on the British colony of Cape Town. A volunteer cadre of explorers, mercenaries and professional soldiers are sent to Zululand to try to make contact with Shaka and assess the real threat of his army.
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.
This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helped shape the future of Russian politics.
