Henry V

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 5 Oct 1989 · English

In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.

The Last Rifleman

Movie · 6.7 / 10 · 7 Dec 2023 · English

A WWII veteran escapes his care home in Northern Ireland and embarks on an arduous but inspirational journey to France to attend the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings, finding the courage to face the ghosts of his past.

Cromwell

Movie · 6.6 / 10 · 16 Jul 1970 · English

Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.

Richard III

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 13 Dec 1955 · English

Having helped his brother King Edward IV take the throne of England, the jealous hunchback Richard, Duke of Gloucester, plots to seize power for himself. Masterfully deceiving and plotting against nearly everyone in the royal court, including his eventual wife, Lady Anne, and his brother George, Duke of Clarence, Richard orchestrates a bloody rise to power before finding all his gains jeopardized by those he betrayed.

Peterloo

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 1 Nov 2018 · English

An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.

Kingdom of Heaven

Movie · 7.1 / 10 · 3 May 2005 · English

After his wife dies, a blacksmith named Balian is thrust into royalty, political intrigue and bloody holy wars during the Crusades.

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

Movie · 7.2 / 10 · 14 Nov 2003 · English

After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.

The War Lord

Movie · 6.2 / 10 · 17 Nov 1965 · English

A knight in the service of a duke goes to a coastal village where an earlier attempt to build a defensive castle has failed. He begins to rebuild the duke's authority in the face of the barbarians at the border and is making progress until he falls in love with one of the local women.

King Arthur

Movie · 6.3 / 10 · 7 Jul 2004 · English

The story of the Arthurian legend, based on the 'Sarmatian hypothesis' which contends that the legend has a historical nucleus in the Sarmatian heavy cavalry troops stationed in Britain, and that the Roman-British military commander, Lucius Artorius Castus is the historical person behind the legend.

A Call to Spy

Movie · 6.8 / 10 · 2 Oct 2020 · English

The story of Vera Atkins, a crafty spy recruiter, and two of the first women she selects for Churchill's "secret army": Virginia Hall, a daring American undaunted by a disability and Noor Inayat Khan, a pacifist. These civilian women form an unlikely sisterhood while entangled in dangerous missions to turn the tide of the war.

The Last of the Mohicans

Movie · 7.4 / 10 · 26 Aug 1992 · English

In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.

Zulu Dawn

Movie · 6.1 / 10 · 14 May 1979 · English

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.