British History Movies
- 1968
The Charge of the Light Brigade
The Charge of the Light Brigade6.0161968HD
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamo...
- 2017
Darkest Hour
Darkest Hour7.42017HD
In May 1940, the fate of World War II hangs on Winston Churchill, who must decide whether to negotiate with Adolf Hitler or fight on knowing that it c...
- 1978
The First Great Train Robbery
The First Great Train Robbery6.71978HD
In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.
- 2019
The King
The King7.1542019HD
England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the thro...
- 1969
Battle of Britain
Battle of Britain6.81969HD
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the N...
- 2006
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace6.92006HD
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, bu...
- 1969
Anne of the Thousand Days
Anne of the Thousand Days71969HD
Henry VIII of England discards his wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
- 1944
Henry V
Henry V6.61944HD
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
- 1965
The Wars of the Roses
The Wars of the Roses8.51965HD
A 1965 BBC adaptation of William Shakespeare's first historical tetralogy (1 Henry VI, 2 Henry VI, 3 Henry VI and Richard III),which deals with the c...
- 2013
The Spirit of '45
The Spirit of '456.12013HD
How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.
- 1955
The Virgin Queen
The Virgin Queen7.11955HD
Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.
- 2002
The Gathering Storm
The Gathering Storm6.62002HD
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, mo...
- 1978
Richard II
Richard II7.51978HD
Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet...
- 2019
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files02019HD
David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants has been 70 ye...
- 2015
Inside the Court of Henry VIII
Inside the Court of Henry VIII6.22015HD
Henry VIII is the most iconic king of English history. Part medieval tyrant, part renaissance prince, he ruled over his people as no king of England h...
- 2023
David Harewood on Blackface
David Harewood on Blackface02023HD
At its peak, The Black and White Minstrel Show was watched by a Saturday night audience of more than 20 million people. David Harewood goes on a missi...
- 2022
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign02022HD
Queen Elizabeth II is the longest-reigning monarch in the history of Great Britain and the Commonwealth. While her service to her country is legendary...
- 1948
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Bonnie Prince Charlie4.41948HD
Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the...
- 2013
The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
The Last Days of Anne Boleyn102013HD
Writers and historians including Hilary Mantel and Philippa Gregory revisit the last days of Anne Boleyn, who in 1536 became the first queen in Britis...
- 2002
Bertie and Elizabeth
Bertie and Elizabeth5.62002HD
The duke of York, nicknamed Bertie, was born as royal 'spare heir', younger brother to the prince of Wales, and thus expected to spend a relatively pr...