Movies and TvShows featuring "house-of-stuart" theme.

The lives of the Duke of Marlborough and his wife Sarah, from their meeting in 1673 to the duke's death in 1722.

Charles II: The Power and The Passion is a historical drama miniseries that explores the life and reign of King Charles II of England. Set in the 17th century, the show delves into the challenges and intrigues faced by the king, including his exile, restoration to the throne, and his relationships with various women. It also touches on political and religious tensions of the time.

In 1630s New England, a family is banished from their plantation and starts a small farm in the wilderness. When their baby goes missing, the family suspects witchcraft. As their faith wavers, they accuse each other of being witches and face horrifying consequences.

Mary Queen of Scots follows the tumultuous life of Mary Stuart, who becomes the Queen of Scotland at a young age and faces political intrigue, betrayal, and religious conflicts. As she tries to regain control of her kingdom, she finds herself in a power struggle with her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I of England.

The story of the rivalry that existed between two great European monarchs: Mary Stuart of Scotland and Elizabeth I of England. They fought for supremacy in the political, religious and personal realms, under the attentive eyes of the most feared monarch in Europe, Philip II.

Four kings from the House of Stuart sat on the English throne from 1603 to 1688. It was a time of great religious struggle and political instability. The Gunpowder Plot nearly wiped out King James I. The Thirty Years War broke out on the continent. A civil war erupted which led to the public beheading of King Charles I and the birth of a commonwealth headed by Oliver Cromwell. London was ravaged by the plague and the Great Fire of London. Throughout this series we look at the reign of the Stuarts through the powerful Wynn family at Gwydir Castle in North Wales, one of the best time capsules from that era. The story of the Wynn family reflects the turbulent history of this Stuart era. They had close connections with this new royal house and their status would rise and fall with the successes and failures of Stuart rule.

In the midst of the English Restoration, a lady-in-waiting becomes entangled with a dashing highwayman as she tries to rescue her wrongfully convicted brother from a death sentence.

We learn the true stories behind various nursery rhymes. Little Jack Horner: a servant to a city official was delivering a present to King Henry VIII, baked, as was the custom of the time, in a pie. The present was the deed to a valuable estate, which Horner stole. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Stuart brought "quite contrary" French style to the Scottish court. After a series of disastrous romances, she was jailed; the jailer's son, captivated by her, helped her escape. After a brief but disastrous attempted coup, she fled to England, where her sister, Queen Elizabeth, soon grew jealous and had her imprisoned. London Bridge: The bridge, finished in 1209, was soon lined by shops with luxury apartments upstairs, turning into a popular commercial and cultural zone. The Great Fire that broke out in 1666 spread to the bridge, but the houses were rebuilt. Over the ages, things decayed. In 1823, things finally got bad enough that the bridge was demolished and replaced.

Scotland, 1745. After decades of exile, Prince Charles Edward Stuart secretly lands with the purpose of revolting the Highland chieftains against the German House of Hanover, ruler of Great Britain.

Culloden is a historical docudrama set in the 18th century during the Jacobite Rebellion in Scotland. It focuses on the brutal Battle of Culloden between the British Army and the Highlanders seeking independence. The film portrays the violence, butchery, and brutality of the battle, highlighting the struggles and sacrifices of the Scottish people.

Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry. Together with Jean Aubrey and her enigmatic servant William, Lady Dona conceives a daring plan to steal a ship right from under the noses of the English authorities. The theft enrages the authorities who make every effort to trap the French Pirate. However, as the noose begins to tighten around the lovers, Lady Dona is faced with the dilemma of duty and children with Sir Harry or freedom and excitement with Jean Aubrey

Intrigue and scheming at the court of Queen Anne of England between liberal Lord Bolingbroke and Lady Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough. German comedy after the play of Eugène Scribe.

Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I’s rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king’s head.

Gunpowder, Treason & Plot is a historical drama that depicts the events surrounding the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, where a group of Catholic conspirators attempted to assassinate King James I of England by blowing up the House of Lords.