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Plot Summary:
The story of Ashoka, emperor of the Maurya Empire, from his early struggles to his reign as a ruthless emperor.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 803
Genere: Biography, History
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Love Yunge from the Desert (2015)
Plot Summary:
Yun Zhong Ge also known as Song in the Clouds is a sequel to Ballad of the Desert. During the Western Han Dynasty, an eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han meets a girl Huo Yunge (daughter of Huo Qubing and Jin Yu from Ballad of the Desert), who rescued him from the cold of the desert. Ten years later, Huo is now a beautiful young woman, who could not forget the boy she saved. However, she mistook another Liu Bing Yi as Emperor Liu Fu Ling. Yunge helplessly watched him marry Xu Pingjun. The heartbroken Huo later meets a handsome Meng Jue, only later to find herself embroiled in a power struggles within the imperial palace.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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De Gaulle (2006)
Plot Summary:
Le Grand Charles was a 2006 French TV-drama on the life of Charles de Gaulle from 1939 to 1959, written and directed by Bernard Stora. De Gaulle was played by Bernard Farcy, Winston Churchill by David Ryall, and Franklin D. Roosevelt by Robert Hardy. Other actors in the cast included Dominic Gould, Sam Spiegel and Jay Benedict.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 138
Genere: Biography, History
Country: France
Duration: 210 min
Plot tags: tense, thought provoking, captivating, historical drama
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The Advisors Alliance (2017)
Plot Summary:
The story of Sima Yi, a great politician and strategist who lived during the Three Kingdoms era. By his side, Sima Yi has his politically-astute distaff members of his household, and pitted against them are the formidable Cao Cao and his heirs. After defending the Kingdom of Wei from Kongming formidable talents, who will end up with the ultimate power?.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 310
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, costume drama
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Dong Yi (2010)
Plot Summary:
In 1961, there is a young girl named Dong Yi who lives in a slave village. She then decides to work in the palace as a servant. A few years later, she meets King Sukjong and they fall in love with each other. The King later makes her his concubine. But another concubine, Jang Ok Jeong dislikes Dong Yi and tries to frame her a few times. But, in the end, the King and Dong Yi have a son together and he later becomes the new King of Joseon.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, History, Mystery, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: sentimental, captivating, sageuk, sincere, romantic, epic, costume drama, touching
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Mendirman Jaloliddin (2021)
Plot Summary:
Jalal al-Din Khwarazmshah, the ruler of the Khwarazmian Empire, initiated a tragic but united struggle against the Mongol invasion. After unsuccessful attempts by the Khwarazm shahs to stop the Mongol invasion that began in the Central Asian steppes, Jalal al-Din, the last ruler of the empire, put dynastic fights between Seljuks and Khwarazmians aside, and tried to establish a united front to stop the Mongols.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 957
Genere: Action, Drama, History
Country: Uzbekistan, Turkey
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, costume drama
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Beauty's Rival in Palace (2010)
Plot Summary:
A dramatized account of Empress Dou and how her efforts and achievements in the royal court positively influenced the reign of her husband Emperor Wen, which paved the way for the creation of the Rule of Wen and Jing. Set in Chang'an, China during the beginnings of the Han Dynasty.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, costume drama
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War and Beauty (2004)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen years after Qing Emperor Jiaqing was crowned the country appears to be in harmony. However, fights between the imperial concubines escalate. All the imperial concubines including the emperor's beloved Yu-Yue understand this and becomes nervous when the triennial imperial concubine election approaches. Yu-Yue's position is threatened by an imperial descendant, Yuk-ying, a powerful eunuch's adopted daughter, Yi-Sun, and an experienced imperial servant maid On-Seen. They are friends and enemies in the war for the emperor's love. The four beautiful women are either friends or lovers of an imperial physician Sun Bak Yeung and a trooper Kong-Wu. Plots and lies undermine their love and friendships in the palace.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 216
Genere: Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: costume drama, captivating
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Charlemagne (2013)
Plot Summary:
'Charlemagne' recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy lie of the Middle Ages' most important emperor: His life as a political strategist, a passionate lover, a man that conquered most of Europe and a cultural visionary. The mix of feature film and documentary gives a journey to the roots of European culture.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 89
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, factual
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The Qin Empire (2009)
Plot Summary:
The Qin Empire is a 2009 Chinese television series based on Sun Haohui's novel of the same Chinese title. The 51 episodes long series chronicles the rise of the Qin state in the Warring States period during the reign of Duke Xiao of Qin. It was produced in 2006 and first aired on television channels in China in December 2009.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 136
Genere: Drama, History, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating
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Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap (2013)
Plot Summary:
Bharat Ka Veer Putra – Maharana Pratap is an Indian television series produced by Abhimanyu Singh of Contiloe Entertainment, based on the life of 16th century Rajput ruler of Mewar, Maharana Pratap Singh. The series premiered on Sony TV on May 27, 2013. The series is introduced by Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 476
Genere: Biography
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: captivating, saga
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The Queen and the Cardinal (2009)
Plot Summary:
In the middle of the 17th century, forbidden lovers Queen Anne of Austria, the widow of King Louis XIII, and her Prime Minister, Cardinal Mazarin, face the opposition of a revengeful and power-seeking Court.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 110
Genere: History
Country: France
Duration: 197 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Jackpot (2016)
Plot Summary:
Dae-Gil and King Yeongjo enter a match. Dae-Gil bets his life and King Yeongjo bets the entire Kingdom of Joseon on the outcome. Dae-Gil is the best gambler in the Joseon era. He holds deep resentment inside, but is also cool on the exterior. King Yeongjo is a man who never lower his head without a convincing reason. Meanwhile, Dam-Seo exists solely to take revenge upon king.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 297
Genere: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 75 min
Plot tags: exciting, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Ming Dynasty in 1566 (2007)
Plot Summary:
A series based on the events in the reign of the Jiajing Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
IMDB Rating: 9.0
IMDB Votes: 348
Genere: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense
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The Orphan of Zhao (2013)
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IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 15
Genere: Drama, History
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Cruel Palace: War of Flowers (2013)
Plot Summary:
There is no power struggle that is more cruel and vicious as among the concubines in a royal palace. Jo So Yong is a beautiful but conniving royal concubine during the Joseon Dynasty who will stop at nothing to win the love and power of King In Jo. Although she is from the lower class, she uses her unparalleled beauty and wit to gain power and control over Joseon, even if it means getting rid of Crown Prince So Hyun so her son can be king. When Lady Jo finally gets the power she wanted, it results in the bloodiest battle.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 44
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, romantic, captivating, political
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The Terrible (2020)
Plot Summary:
Ivan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements has always overshadowed a living person, and the unparalleled cruelty that entered folklore literally ruled out the possibility of a more complex view of character. The series is an humble attempt to understand the origins of the actions of Ivan IV and look into the dark labyrinth of his soul. Ivan IV of Russia is gradually reborn into the same Ivan the Terrible - a cruel tyrant. And now rumors of his ruthlessness and violent temper are becoming true, and these changes in the character of the king are changing history. Enemies are approaching Russia - will the country be able to survive?.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 98
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, thought provoking, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Queens (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 5.6
IMDB Votes: 161
Genere: History
Country: Spain, UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing
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Catherine the Great (2015)
Plot Summary:
The story of Catherine the Great from the time she came to Russia as the bride of the heir to the Russian throne.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 331
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 49 min
Plot tags: serious, realistic, exciting, captivating, romantic, thought provoking, historical drama, costume drama, period drama
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Becoming Elizabeth (2022)
Plot Summary:
The fascinating story of the early life of England’s most iconic Queen, Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to obtain the crown.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: historical drama, tense, captivating, disturbing, costume drama, vintage
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Ekaterina (2014)
Plot Summary:
The life of the Russian Empress Ekaterina II (Catherine the Great), a German born princess who came to Russia as bride for the young Peter III, chosen by his aunt Elisabeth, and who, once she came into power, transformed the Russian empire.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: captivating, historical drama, suspenseful, sentimental, romantic, touching, lyrical, period drama
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Lee San, Wind of the Palace (2007)
Plot Summary:
Yi San, also known as Wind of the Palace, is a 2007 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Seo-jin, Han Ji-min, Park Eun-hye, and Lee Jong-soo. It aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from September 17, 2007 to June 16, 2008 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55. The series was produced by Lee Byeong-Hoon, who also produced award-winning television series Dae Jang Geum. It won "Top Excellence Acting Award" for Lee Seo Jin and "Best Actress" for Han Ji-min at MBC's Acting Awards.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 656
Genere: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, political, harsh, sageuk
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The Great Queen Seondeok (2009)
Plot Summary:
Queen Seondeok is a 2009 South Korean historical drama, starring Lee Yo-won, Go Hyun-jung, Uhm Tae-woong, Park Ye-jin, Kim Nam-gil and Yoo Seung-ho. It chronicles the life of Queen Seondeok of Silla. It aired on MBC from May 25 to December 22, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 62 episodes. The viewership ratings for the show topped TV charts almost every week during its run, peaking at 44.7 percent. It swept the 2009 MBC Drama Awards; actress Go Hyun-jung's performance and subsequent grand prize win received near-universal acclaim.
IMDB Rating: 8.6
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: epic, psychological, captivating, sageuk, tense, atmospheric, costume drama, political drama
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Charles, Emperor King (2015)
Plot Summary:
The series tells the story of Charles I or Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, one of the most powerful men Europe has met, the ruler of a empire as great in size as in diversity. As the life of Charles of Habsburg is told since his arrival to Spain, it can be seen how the heir to the crowns of Germany, Burgundy, the Netherlands, the Free County, Artois, Nevers and Rethel, of the territories of the Crown of Aragon and its related Italian territories, and of the territories of the Catholic Monarchs in Castile, North Africa and the Americas, matures as a statesman and gets stronger in face of menaces around him and good and bad advice from his counselors.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 715
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Spain
Duration:
Plot tags: serious, factual, tense, captivating, historical drama, erotic, sensual, telenovela
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The Great (2020)
Plot Summary:
A genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th century Russia following the rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great and her explosive relationship with husband Peter, the emperor of Russia.
IMDB Rating: 8.2
IMDB Votes: 52000
Genere: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 1594 min
Plot tags: humorous, costume drama, stylized, epic, period piece, historical drama, funny, sexy, saga, hilarious
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Isabel (2011)
Plot Summary:
Charting the life of Isabella I of Castile, one of the most important women in Spain’s history, Isabel follows her passionate story from childhood to being crowned Queen. From her political struggles within King Henry IV's court to her wedding to Ferdinand of Aragon, the drama encapsulates the passions, emotions and sacrifices of a woman who refused to just be a figurehead and whose outlook was ahead of her time.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Biography, History
Country: Spain
Duration: 3038 min
Plot tags: serious, historical drama, captivating, realistic, stylized, period piece, erotic, romantic, sensual, family saga
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Queen Insoo (2011)
Plot Summary:
Queen Insoo focuses on the fierce power struggle among three women in the royal court of the Joseon Dynasty.
IMDB Rating: 8.0
IMDB Votes: 33
Genere: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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Secret Door (2014)
Plot Summary:
A re-imagining of the legendary tale of the troubled father-son relationship between King Yeongjo and his only son Prince Sado. While his father insists on a strong and centralized government, Crown Prince Sado promotes social justice and equality throughout the kingdom. Throughout eight fateful years, the strain on their relationship — both familial and political — eventually evolves into a total breakdown, ending with one of the most tragic stories in Joseon history.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 117
Genere: Drama, History
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, disturbing
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Queen of the Mountains (2014)
Plot Summary:
At a time when most females in Asia possess little or no power over their lives, headstrong Kurmanjan Datka defies her family's authority -- and ultimately becomes the ruler of her native Kyrgyzstan region.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Duration: 135 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, captivating, realistic, epic
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Tut (2015)
Plot Summary:
Explores the drama of power, political back-stabbing, war and murder and chronicles King Tut's rise to glory, his efforts to rule a chaotic empire and the enigma surrounding his death.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Canada
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, stylized, historical drama, tense, thought provoking, erotic, sexy, political
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I, Claudius (1976)
Plot Summary:
Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, this is an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras. Bearing witness to the saga is Claudius, whose stutter and limp have marked him a fool - yet whom prophecies have foretold will one day rule Rome.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 669 min
Plot tags: costume drama, political thriller, historical drama, clever, epic, spiritual, political, controversial, mind blowing, dark comedy