The King's Speech 2010
Nadat zijn broer aftreedt wordt George nogal ongewild de nieuwe Koning van Engeland en gaat door het leven als George VI. Helaas stottert hij, wat niet echt Koninklijk overkomt.
Nadat zijn broer aftreedt wordt George nogal ongewild de nieuwe Koning van Engeland en gaat door het leven als George VI. Helaas stottert hij, wat niet echt Koninklijk overkomt.
Verhaal over Prins Fabrizio Salina en zijn familie tijdens de eenwording van Italië rond 1860. Fabrizio ziet de opkomst van het leger van Garibaldi in Sicilië, wat een bedreiging van de sociale status van zijn familie als aristocraten betekent.
Wanneer een dictator een klein land overneemt, wordt de prinses Rosalinda naar een speciale plaats gebracht waar ze veilig zal zijn. Omdat ze gezocht wordt, wordt ze naar Amerika gestuurd. Hier moet ze zich voordoen als een allerdaagse tiener. Terwijl ze zich probeert aan te passen, moet ze haar uiterste best doen niet ontmaskerd te worden.
Mel Brooks geeft in deze parodie op vooral Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves zijn eigen draai aan het klassieke Robin Hood verhaal. Met parodieen op de traditionele actie films, romantische films, en het gegeven van in het bos rondrennende mannen in maillots.
Een weergave van de veelvuldige contacten die koningin Elizabeth en premier Tony Blair met elkaar hadden, na de dood van Prinses Diana. Hoofdonderwerp was de balans die gevonden moest worden tussen het deel dat een privé-aangelegenheid van de Koninklijke familie was en de roep van het volk tot een openbare rouwceremonie.
In documentairestijl wordt de politieke situatie in Rusland in 1917 geschetst, met name de staking van de Bolsjewieken in oktober van dat jaar.
De kroning van Hunne Majesteiten Koning Charles III en Koningin Camilla op zaterdag 6 mei.
Van Elizabeth I tot de huidige koningin Elizabeth II legt Lucy uit hoe de betekenis van de koninklijke garderobe veel verder gaat dan de snit en kleur van de kleding. Koninklijke mode wordt altijd beschouwd als een zeer persoonlijk statement om hun macht over het bewind te weerspiegelen. De meeste koningen en koninginnen hebben elk aspect van hun garderobe zorgvuldig gechoreografeerd; voor degenen die dat niet hebben gedaan, zijn er soms rampzalige gevolgen geweest. Zowel vandaag de dag als in het verleden gaat koninklijke mode net zo goed over politiek als over elegante kleding.
Korte film: Een monarchie die zichzelf in stand wil houden, moet conservatieve krachten gebruiken om de macht te behouden. Terwijl sommigen in paleizen over de hele wereld strijden om de macht, verkennen paren in cis- en heteronormatieve huishoudens hun eigen machts- en verleidingsspelletjes, die ontsnappen aan de machtsdynamiek achter het gordijn, ondanks schijnbare stabiliteit.
A virus has decimated humankind. Those who survived emerged blind. Centuries later when twins are born with the mythic ability to see, their father must protect his tribe against a threatened queen.
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.
Korean emperor Lee Gon tries to close the doors to a parallel world which was opened by demons; a detective tries to protect the people and the one she loves.
The story of how the young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.
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.
Set in the constitutional monarchy in an imaginary South Korea, South Korea's Crown Prince Lee Jae Ha is forced to join the World Officers Competition, WOC, by his brother. There, he meets North Korea's strongest female devil instructor Kim Hang Ah.
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 Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, a Castilian nobleman and war hero in medieval Spain.
In a mysterious and unknown continent named "Suchuan", there are many beautiful legends of mythology. A catastrophe caused the gods to fall, and Suchuan was thrown into chaos. After many years, the young monarch Yuan Yi ascends to the throne and vows to end the troubled times. Yuan Yi believed that the source of chaos was the falling of the gods. He fled the imperial city and found a girl named Ling Long, who possesses a strong spiritual power of the god. Ling Long and her father, Chi Xin, lived in a remote village. Although Ling Long lost her mother since young, she is independent and outstanding. At the request of Yuan Yi, Chi Xin left the village with Ling Long and Yuan Yi and embarked on an adventure to save Suchuan. Evil can never rival justice, and the trio finally defeated the power of evil and led Suchuan to a beautiful new era.
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.
Follow-up series to "The Crown of the Kings" and "The Crown of the Kings. The Jagiellonians" about the reign of King Władysław III of Poland and his younger brother King Casimir IV of Poland.
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.
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.
A blood-soaked, medieval epic that tells the story of Wilkin Brattle, a 14th century warrior, whose life is forever changed when a divine messenger beseeches him to lay down his sword and lead the life of another man: a journeyman executioner. Set in northern Wales during a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval, Wilkin must walk a tight rope between protecting his true identity while also serving a mysterious destiny. Guided by Annora, a mystical healer whose seeming omniscience keeps Wilkin under her sway; manipulated by Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political aspirations; and driven by a deepening connection with the Baroness Lady Love, Wilkin struggles to navigate political, emotional and supernal pitfalls in his quest to understand his greater purpose.
As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it can be seen how the heir to the crowns of Germany, Burgundy, the Netherlands, the Free County, Artois, Nevers and Rethel, of the territories of the Crown of Aragon and its related Italian territories, and of the territories of the Catholic Monarchs in Castile, North Africa and the Americas, matures as a statesman and gets stronger in face of menaces around him and good and bad advice from his counselors.
Drama about a fictional British Royal family set in modern day London, who inhabit a world of opulence and regal tradition that caters to any and every desire, but one that also comes with a price tag of duty, destiny and intense public scrutiny.
Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The miniseries covers approximately the last 24 years of her nearly 45-year reign. Part 1 focuses on the final years of her relationship with the Earl of Leicester, played by Jeremy Irons. Part 2 focuses on her subsequent relationship with the Earl of Essex, played by Hugh Dancy. The series originally was broadcast in the United Kingdom in two two-hour segments on Channel 4. It later aired on HBO in the United States, CBC and TMN in Canada, ATV in Hong Kong, ABC in Australia, and TVNZ Television One in New Zealand. The series went on to win Emmy, Peabody, and Golden Globe Awards. The same year, Helen Mirren starred as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen, with which she dominated the award season.
Long Live the Royals follows a fictional British Royal Family—King Rufus and Queen Eleanor and their children Peter, Rosalind, Eddy, and Alex—as they honor the annual Yule Hare Festival. The family must battle having to rule their kingdom while maintaining a normal family at the same time. Meanwhile, the festival continues with the parties and feasts that comprise it.
Princess Georgiana is the black sheep of a fictional British Royal Family. A PR disaster, she's spent her spoilt, party-girl life plastered over the tabloids. On the back of her latest scandal her mother, the Queen, makes the unprecedented move of abdicating her Australian throne in favour of her daughter. It is hoped that giving her some real responsibility will finally be the making of her – and if it isn't, at least shipping her off keeps her 10,000 miles away from London.
Through dramatic reconstructions and his own passionate narration, Dr. David Starkey, the controversial Tudor historian, profiles the six women who married Henry Vlll.