Series like Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Find more than 45 similar TV shows like Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty

Description: Part-dramatised documentary series about the turbulent times and dysfunctional dynasty that ruled England and much of France during the Middle Ages.
Genre: Documentary
Year Released: 2014
Number of episodes: 4
First episode air date: November 27, 2014
Director: James Tovell
Network: Channel 5
Genre: Documentary
Watch Trailer

Britain's Bloodiest Dynasty similar series:

1


0

0
The Windsors
Plot: Written by the co-creators of `Star Stories', this comedy soap opera is a parody of the lives of the British royal family. The all-star cast features Harry Enfield as HRH Prince Charles, Haydn Gwynne as the Duchess of Cornwall, and Hugh Skinner as Prince `Wills' William. Sketches are influenced by the...

2


0

0
The Honourable Woman
Plot: Nessa Stein inherits her father's property and she intends to strengthen the bond between Israelis and Palestinians. But when a Palestinian businessman is killed, Nessa has to deal with the politics.

3


0

0
Poldark
Plot: Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. Wikipedia

4


0

0
Da Vinci's Demons
Plot: Leonardo da Vinci, an eccentric genius in his mid-20s, begins seeing and inventing things far beyond his time.

5


0

0
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Plot: Rise of Empires: Ottoman is a Turkish historical docudrama, starring Cem Yiğit Üzümoğlu and Tommaso Basili. Its first season, which consists of 6 episodes, is directed by Emre Şahin and written by Kelly McPherson. The series became available for streaming on Netflix on 24 January 2020. Wikipedia...

6


0

0
The Prisoner
Plot: The Prisoner (known only as Number Six) is a former government agent who abruptly resigns from his job and has been imprisoned in a beautiful and charming-yet-bizarre and enigmatic community -- a mysterious seaside "village" that is isolated from the mainland by mountains and the sea. Presumably wanted...

7


0

0
Victoria
Plot: Victoria ascends the British throne at the tender age of 18 and later, falls in love with Prince Albert and gets married to him.

8


0

0
Vikings
Plot: Ragnar Lothbrok, a legendary Norse hero, is a mere farmer who rises up to become a fearless warrior and commander of the Viking tribes with the support of his equally ferocious family.

9


0

0
Grantchester
Plot: Reverend Sidney Chambers joins forces with Inspector Geordie Keating and helps him investigate and solve crimes in the village of Grantchester.

10


0

0
The IT Crowd
Plot: The show is set in a London office centering around three staff members of its IT department, namely, Maurice, Roy and their department head Jen Barber who knows nothing about IT.

11


0

0
The Royal House of Windsor
Plot: This documentary series explores the history of the Windsor dynasty, which was founded in 1917 when Germany and Britain were at war. A combination of new research and evidence, assistance from family insiders, and access to Windsor Castle's royal archives has provided an understanding of how this royal...

12


0

0
Marco Polo
Plot: Venetian merchant and adventurer Marco Polo journeys across Europe and Asia and lands up as a prisoner in the palace of Kublai Khan, a 13th century Mongolian emperor.

13


0

0
Inside The Freemasons
Plot: A fraternal organisation that traces its roots back hundreds of years, the Freemasons and their practices remain somewhat elusive and shrouded in mystery. Leading up to the organisation's 300th anniversary, `Inside the Freemasons' takes an exclusive look behind the scenes of the United Grand Lodge of...

14


0

0
Hitler's Circle of Evil
Plot: The story of the rise and fall of the Third Reich told like the drama it really was: through the personal relationships of the movers and shakers of the Nazi Party.

15


0

0
Rebellion
Plot: The character-driven miniseries "Rebellion" honors the 100th anniversary of the start of the Easter Uprising in 1916, a defining moment in Irish and British history. Three diverse young women and their families, lovers and friends from Belfast, Dublin and London play vital and conflicting roles in...

16


0

0
Jamestown
Plot: Set in 17th-century Virginia, USA, this drama series follows the lives of the first settlers in the English colony of Jamestown. Alice, Verity and Jocelyn arrive ready to marry three men in the colony, who have paid for the women's transition to the New World. But upon their arrival, they quickly recognise...

17


0

0
La catedral del mar
Plot: In 14th-century Barcelona, a serf's determined climb to wealth and freedom incurs the disdain of the noble class and the suspicion of the Inquisition.

18


0

0
James May: Our Man in Japan
Plot: Journalist James May and his crew set out to travel land, sea, and air to explore everything that Japan has to offer.

19


0

0
Poldark
Plot: Poldark is a series of historical novels by Winston Graham, published from 1945 to 1953 and continued from 1973 to 2002. Wikipedia

20


0

0
Somebody Feed Phil
Plot: Philip Rosenthal is perhaps best known as being the creator of long-running sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond," but since that show went off the air he has gotten more on-camera exposure. In this series, he takes viewers on a goodwill eating tour of the world. Rosenthal -- joined by friends and family...

21


0

0
Lost Cities With Albert Lin
Plot: Dr. Albert Lin embarks on a high-tech adventure to revolutionize archaeology, utilizing ground-penetrating radar, LiDar and 3D scanning. Lin is an a National Geographic Explorer, an award-winning scientist, a technologist, and an adventurer with a knack as a storyteller for resurrecting legendary cities...

22


0

0
Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father
Plot: Comic Jack Whitehall and his father, Michael, are like an odd couple -- the son is jovial and the patriarch is stuffy. So traveling together makes for an interesting dynamic, as viewers experience in this travelogue series. Jack invites Michael to go with him on a trip through Southeast Asia in an attempt...

23


0

0
Troy: Fall of a City
Plot: From creator David Farr comes `Troy: Fall of a City', an epic retelling of the 10-year siege of Troy. Told from the perspective of the Trojan Family, this series delves into the rich history of the Trojan War and the love, intrigue and betrayal of the people who lived through it. On a trip to Sparta...

24


0

0
Norsemen
Plot: Ragnar Lothbrok, a legendary Norse hero, is a mere farmer who rises up to become a fearless warrior and commander of the Viking tribes with the support of his equally ferocious family.

25


0

0
Wolf Hall
Plot: Wolf Hall is a British television serial first broadcast on BBC Two in January 2015. The six-part series is an adaptation of two of Hilary Mantel's novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies, a fictionalised ... Wikipedia

26


0

0
Barbarians
Plot: Three people's fates are interwoven in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 A.D., during which Germanic warriors halt the spread of the Roman Empire.

27


0

0
She-Wolves: England's Early Queens
Plot: Medieval England historian, writer and presenter Helen Castor takes her 2010 book `She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled Engand Before Elizabeth' to another level with this three-part documentary. Beginning with the Empress Matilda and her daughter-in-law, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the programme explores the...

28


0

0
Roman Empire
Plot: A mix of documentary and historical epic chronicles the reign of Commodus, the emperor whose rule marked the beginning of Rome's fall.

29


0

0
Knightfall
Plot: In 1306, the Knights Templar are winding down their run as one of the most powerful organizations in the Christian world. Acre, the Templars' last stronghold, has fallen and years later a rumour is heard that the lost Grail is still in that area. The Templars, led by the courageous, headstrong, but...

30


0

0
Reign
Plot: Mary, the Queen of Scots, arrives in France at the age of fifteen and marries Prince Francis. She starts a friendship with her handmaidens and they become best friends.

31


0

0
Frontier
Plot: There's money to be made in the fur trade in the 1700s, which is why Declan Harp is trying to get a piece of it. The outlaw trapper is leading a campaign to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on fur in Canada. Lord Benton, on the other hand, is bent on restoring the company's stranglehold on...

32


0

0
Secrets of Great British Castles
Plot: Dan Jones presents a documentary series which explores the history of Britain's greatest castles. Each episode takes a look at a different castle located in England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. Jones gives an insightful account of the structures' past, from construction to the residents and...

33


0

0
Rome
Plot: Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullo, two ordinary Roman soldiers, turn into heroes after their feats in the arena. Their lives change as they witness the fall of a republic and the creation of an empire.

34


0

0
Versailles
Plot: It's 1667 and 28-year-old King Louis XIV has finally taken over sole command of France. When he commissions Versailles, Europe's most beautiful palace, the nobles seek entry into the lavish residence, which they do not realize is meant to imprison and control them. Among the ruler's prime targets is...

35


0

0
Gunpowder
Plot: In 1603, as England is engaged in war against Spain, tensions are high in domestic society due to brutal persecution of Catholics. Robert Catesby, a young Catholic nobleman who has recently lost both his wife and his father and, angry at his perception of punishment from society, conjures a literally...

36


0

0
Absolutely Fabulous
Plot: Edina Monsoon, a career-minded woman with chronic alcoholism, drives her daughter Saffron crazy after Patsy, her best friend and drug addict, enters their lives.

37


0

0
The Last Czars
Plot: Czar Nicholas II resists the social upheaval sweeping his country in the early 20th century, leading to the fall of the Romanov dynasty, founded in 1613.

38


0

0
The Last Kingdom
Plot: During their invasion of England, the Danes capture Uhtred, a young successor of Saxon earldom, and raise him as their own. Years later, Uhtred's loyalties are put to the test by the Danes.

39


0

0
The Frankenstein Chronicles
Plot: John Marlott, a talented investigator who discovers what at first glance appears to be the body of a dead child, but on further examination proves to be a crude assembly of body parts arranged in a grotesque parody of a human form.

40


0

0
Catherine the Great
Plot: The life of Catherine the Great toward the end of her reign during her affair with Grigory Potemkin; amid scandal, intrigue and immense conflict, they develop a unique and devoted relationship, overcoming their adversaries.

41


0

0
Our World War
Plot: Tense combat drama revealing real experiences of British soldiers in the First World War.

42


0

0
The Crown
Plot: Based on an award-winning play ("The Audience") by showrunner Peter Morgan, this lavish, Netflix-original drama chronicles the life of Queen Elizabeth II from the 1940s to modern times. The series begins with an inside look at the early reign of the queen, who ascended the throne at age 25 after the...

43


0

0
Storyville
Plot: An international documentary strand that comprises 20 contemporary and challenging documentaries from different filmmakers gathered from across the globe.

44


0

0
Fawlty Towers
Plot: Basil Fawlty, an intolerant and rude manager tries to run the hotel, constantly under verbal attack from his unhelpful wife Sybil and hindered by the incompetent Manuel; their Spanish waiter.

45


0

0
New Worlds
Plot: This historical drama takes a look at events taking place on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean during the turbulent Restoration period of the 1600s. Young, idealistic renegade Abe Goffe is determined to fight for England to become a true republic. A romantic at heart, he falls for privileged Beth and...