Plot: British film and TV actor Ray Winstone stars as Saul, the battle-weary, paranoid and violent king of Israel, in this epic biblical saga of ambition, faith and betrayal. The tale is told through the eyes of Samuel, a powerful and enigmatic, yet resentful, prophet who many years ago anointed Saul as king...
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.
Plot: This anime series is set in a futuristic world following the conclusion of a massive war. During this time, many villages are terrorized by Nobuseri bandits, former samurai who integrated their living cells with machines during the war to become dangerous weapons that now appear to be more machine than...
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.
Plot: To the Ends of the Earth is the name given to a trilogy of nautical, relational novelsu2014Rites of Passage, Close Quarters, and Fire Down Below u2014by British author William Golding. Wikipedia
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.
Plot: Three Marines from different regiments face difficult situations and must struggle to survive during America's battle with the Japanese in the Pacific during World War II.
Plot: A Thracian warrior is captured and enslaved by the Romans, then placed in gladiator school, where he battles to save his life, gains his freedom and reunites with his wife.
Plot: The story of Easy Company, 506th Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division from 1942 to the end of World War II. A collection of fifty portraits illustrated by archive footage and recounted in voice.
Plot: This action-packed fantasy-drama revisits the saga of King Arthur and his wizard, Merlin, by focusing on the two characters when they were ambitious young men struggling to understand their destinies. In this telling, Prince Arthur is known to be the heir to the throne (no sword from the stone here)....
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.
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...
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...
Plot: In a retelling of the Arthurian legend, teenage sorceress Nimue joins forces with a young and charming mercenary named Arthur on a mission to save her people.
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.
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...
Plot: Thieves of the Wood is a 10-episode historical drama based on the life of the 18th-century outlaw leader Jan de Lichte, a native of Aalst in what is now Belgium. It became available to English/Spanish-speaking and Spanish-speaking viewers on Netflix in January 2020. Wikipedia
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.
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.
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...