When Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
During the Hundred Year's War between England and France in the Middle Ages, a powerful witch named Maria lives in a secret forest with her familiars. She hates the war around her, and will sometimes stir up trouble against the church that does nothing to stop it. Her interventions into the world, however, run against the plans of heaven, earning her the attention of the Archangel Michael.
In 15th-century Thailand, a young fighter seeks revenge against an outlaw gang that killed his parents. He must use his martial arts skills, including Muay Thai, to defeat his enemies and restore justice.
In the late Middle Ages, a courageous teenager embarks on a perilous journey through Constantinople, facing sword fights, epic battles, and forbidden love.
Hagazussa is a dark, atmospheric folk-horror film set in the rural Alps. It follows the story of a loner woman who lives in isolation with her young daughter. As she faces the harsh realities of her life, she begins to descend into madness, haunted by hallucinations and plagued by the superstitions of the late Middle Ages. The film explores themes of paranoia, cannibalism, and the fear of the unknown.
Joan the Woman is a 1916 silent film directed by Cecil B. DeMille that chronicles the life of Joan of Arc. The film follows Joan as she leads the French army against the English during the Hundred Years' War, is captured, and eventually burned at the stake for heresy. It explores themes of faith, courage, and martyrdom.
Suddenly appearing in Florence, an evil seductress causes Cesare, the city's ruler, and his son to both fall madly in love with her. The son, killing his father before an order to torture the woman can be carried out, then turns the city's churches into dens of sexual debauchery. Acts of evil and corruption continue unabated until the arrival of Death, who brings with her a horrible plague which she is about to loose upon the city.
King Carlos II of Spain (r. 1665-1700) once sent his brother Luis to lead a military expedition into Albania and conquer that land for the Spaniards. Since Albania was a part of the dowry of Luis' wife, it seemed like a reasonable idea at the time. While that expedition and its final battle is the subject of this historical film, the scale involved can hardly do justice to the concept. The protagonists talk incessantly, and by the time they get down to the final grand battle, it turns out to be a skirmish between several dozen men.
Set in early 16th century Finland, a knight Olavi Gideoninpoika meets Mirjam Raakelintytär and falls in love. Mirjami hides in a monastery disguised as a choir boy, but is revealed by a monk Rasmus, who also desires her, and is put on trial.
An all-star sketch show, hosted by Angus Deayton, looking back at the last millennium of British history.
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