British History Movies

  • 1968
    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    The Charge of the Light Brigade

    6.0161968HD

    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...

    The Charge of the Light Brigade
  • 2017
    Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

    Darkest Hour

    7.42017HD

    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...

    Darkest Hour
  • 1978
    The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery

    The First Great Train Robbery

    6.71978HD

    In Victorian England, a master criminal makes elaborate plans to steal a shipment of gold from a moving train.

    The First Great Train Robbery
  • 2019
    The King

    The King

    The King

    7.1542019HD

    England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the thro...

    The King
  • 1969
    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    6.81969HD

    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...

    Battle of Britain
  • 2006
    Amazing Grace

    Amazing Grace

    Amazing Grace

    6.92006HD

    The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, bu...

    Amazing Grace
  • 1969
    Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

    Anne of the Thousand Days

    71969HD

    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.

    Anne of the Thousand Days
  • 1944
    Henry V

    Henry V

    Henry V

    6.61944HD

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

    Henry V
  • 1965
    The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

    The Wars of the Roses

    8.51965HD

    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...

    The Wars of the Roses
  • 2013
    The Spirit of '45

    The Spirit of '45

    The Spirit of '45

    6.12013HD

    How the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society.

    The Spirit of '45
  • 1955
    The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

    The Virgin Queen

    7.11955HD

    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.

    The Virgin Queen
  • 2002
    The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

    The Gathering Storm

    6.62002HD

    A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, mo...

    The Gathering Storm
  • 1978
    Richard II

    Richard II

    Richard II

    7.51978HD

    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...

    Richard II
  • 2019
    The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

    The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

    The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files

    02019HD

    David Olusoga opens secret government files to show how the Windrush scandal and the ‘hostile environment’ for black British immigrants has been 70 ye...

    The Unwanted: The Secret Windrush Files
  • 2015
    Inside the Court of Henry VIII

    Inside the Court of Henry VIII

    Inside the Court of Henry VIII

    6.22015HD

    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...

    Inside the Court of Henry VIII
  • 2023
    David Harewood on Blackface

    David Harewood on Blackface

    David Harewood on Blackface

    02023HD

    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...

    David Harewood on Blackface
  • 2022
    Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign

    Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign

    Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign

    02022HD

    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...

    Queen Elizabeth II: Her Glorious Reign
  • 1948
    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    Bonnie Prince Charlie

    4.41948HD

    Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the...

    Bonnie Prince Charlie
  • 2013
    The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

    The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

    The Last Days of Anne Boleyn

    102013HD

    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...

    The Last Days of Anne Boleyn
  • 2002
    Bertie and Elizabeth

    Bertie and Elizabeth

    Bertie and Elizabeth

    5.62002HD

    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...

    Bertie and Elizabeth