The French Revolution

TURN: Washington's Spies

The story of New York farmer, Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies w

2014

Hornblower

Set during the 18th century Napoleonic Wars, Horatio Hornblower, a young and shy midshipman, rises through the ranks to become an admiral.

1998

Liberty!

Dramatic documentary about the birth of the American Republic and the struggle of a loosely connected group of states to become a nation.

1997

La grande traversée

Aboard a replica of an 18th century ship, ten participants set sail from the port of La Rochelle, France. Their destination: Quebec City. Dressed in p

2017

The American West

From the Executive Producer Robert Redford, THE AMERICAN WEST tells the story of the aftermath of the CIVIL WAR and how the United States transformed

2016

At Home with the Georgians

In this three part series, historian Amanda Vickery explores how the great British obsession with our homes began 300 years ago. Using the intimate di

2010

The Machines That Built America

The stories behind innovations such as TV, radio, phones, airplanes, motorcycles and power tools as well as the inventors including Nikola Tesla, Will

2021

Culloden

Culloden is a 1964 docudrama written and directed by Peter Watkins for BBC TV. It portrays the 1746 Battle of Culloden that resulted in the British Ar

The American Revolution

Everyone knows the story of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride to warn colonial forces of the British approach. But history books don't tell of

2014

Ekaterina

1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascen

2014

Lucy Worsley's Royal Myths & Secrets

In this 3-part documentary series, Lucy Worsley travels across Britain and Europe visiting the locations where royal history was made. In palaces and

2020

Catherine the Great

This four-part historical drama follows the end of Catherine the Great's reign and her affair with Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin that helpe

2019

Tales from the Green Valley

Follows historians and archaeologists as they recreate farm life from the age of the Stuarts. They wear the clothes, eat the food and use the tools, s

2005

Pride and Prejudice

Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligi

1995

Outlander

The story of Claire Randall, a married combat nurse from 1945 who is mysteriously swept back in time to 1743, where she is immediately thrown into an

2014

The Cook of Castamar

Set in early 18th-century Madrid, the plot follows the love story between an agoraphobic cook and a widowed nobleman.

2021

The Scarlet Pimpernel

A series of television drama programmes loosely based on Baroness Emmuska Orczy's series of novels, set in 1793 during the French Revolution. It stars

1999

Renegade Nell

England, 1705: Framed for murder and on the run with her sisters, Nell Jackson turns her hand to highway robbery to survive. Aided by her superpowered

2024

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone was a four-part television series that aired on Walt Disney Presents on ABC. Two episodes aired in December 1960 and two others in March

Garrow's Law

The true tale of pioneering 18th century barrister William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the concept of 'innocent until pr

2009