Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "succession-crisis"

1. The Last Kingdom: Seven Kings Must Die (2023)

TV-MA | 111 min | Action, Drama, History

In the wake of King Edward's death, Uhtred of Bebbanburg and his comrades adventure across a fractured kingdom in the hopes of uniting England at last.

Director: Edward Bazalgette | Stars: Mark Rowley, Pekka Strang, Zoltan Andrasi, Ingrid García Jonsson

Votes: 35,971

2. Earthsea (2004–2005)

45 min | Fantasy, Drama, Adventure

A reckless young man is destined to become the greatest sorcerer the mystical land of Earthsea has ever known.

Stars: Shawn Ashmore, Kristin Kreuk, Isabella Rossellini, Sebastian Roché

Votes: 6,471

3. A United Kingdom (2016)

PG-13 | 111 min | Biography, Drama, History

The story of King Seretse Khama of Botswana and how his loving but controversial marriage to a British white woman, Ruth Williams, put his kingdom into political and diplomatic turmoil.

Director: Amma Asante | Stars: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Tom Felton, Jack Davenport

Votes: 17,002 | Gross: $3.90M

4. Hercules, Prisoner of Evil (1964)

90 min | Adventure, Fantasy

Hercules battles an evil sorceress who turns men into werewolves.

Directors: Antonio Margheriti, Ruggero Deodato | Stars: Reg Park, Mireille Granelli, Ettore Manni, Furio Meniconi

Votes: 259

5. Royal History's Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley (2020– )
Episode: Queen Anne and the Union (2020)

Documentary, History

Historian Lucy Worsley explores how historical falsehoods including the movie The Favourite (2018) ruined the reputation of Queen Anne, a key English monarch responsible for the creation of Great Britain.

Director: Tom Cholmondeley | Star: Lucy Worsley

Votes: 37

6. Geographics (2019– )
Episode: The Battle of Hastings: The Birth of Modern England (2021)

19 min | Documentary

In 1066 following the Battle of Hastings, William the Conquerer of Normandy invaded and conquered England beginning a dynasty that exists to the present day. Simon explains why WIlliam felt... See full summary »

Star: Simon Whistler

7. Universum History (2013– )
Episode: Der Aufstieg der Habsburger - Schlacht am Marchfeld (2022)

50 min | Documentary, History

The 1278 battle between Rudolph of Habsburg, the new German King, and Ottokar II of Bohemia in Eastern Austria is well-documented, but archaeological evidence has been elusive. A new search seeks to solve the historical mystery.

Director: Fritz Kalteis | Stars: Eloise Adde, Petter Akeson, Klara Cibulova, Julius D'Silva

8. Scotland History Tours (2018– )
Episode: What They Don't Say About the Battle of Culloden (2021)

14 min | Documentary, History

From a geopolitical perspective the Battle of Colloden was one of the many proxy wars in Europe's wars of succession of the Eighteenth Century. And like the other proxy wars it was devastating to the local people who fought it.

Star: Bruce Fummey

9. Elizabeth (2000)
Episode: From the Prison to the Palace (2000)

49 min | Documentary, Drama

Born the eldest surviving child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, her mother's execution diminished her status. How did Elizabeth overcome to become one of England's greatest monarchs?

Director: Mark Fielder | Stars: David Starkey, Imogen Slaughter, Miles Richardson, Abigail Harrison

10. Secrets of the Dead (2000– )
Episode: The Princes in the Tower (2023)

TV-PG | Documentary, History, War

Find out if one of history's greatest cold cases-the imprisonment of two princes in the Tower of London-can finally be solved. Their disappearance led to centuries of mystery and speculation.

Director: Janice Sutherland | Stars: Tracy Borman, Henrike Lahnemann, Philippa Langley, Matt Lewis

Votes: 28

11. She-Wolves: England's Early Queens (2012)
Episode: Jane, Mary and Elizabeth (2012)

62 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In 1553, the death of a 15-year-old boy caused an unprecedented political crisis. Edward VI was Henry VIII's only male heir. For the first time in English history, all the contender for his... See full summary »

Director: Lucy Swingler | Stars: Helen Castor, Queen Elizabeth II

Votes: 41

12. Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors (2002– )
Episode: Edward VI: The Boy King (2002)

TV-14 | 48 min | Documentary, History

When Edward was just nine their father died and the young boy became King, surrounded by advisors and further distanced from his beloved elder sister. But by now they were divided not just ... See full summary »

Director: Rachel Bell | Stars: David Starkey, Tim Wright, Rachel Jenkins

Votes: 9

13. Edward and Mary: The Unknown Tudors (2002– )
Episode: Mary I: The First Virgin Queen (2002)

TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, History

How did Queen Mary become known to history as Bloody Mary? After an imagined pregnancy, Henry VIII's eldest daughter took out her frustration upon Protestants, sending hundreds to be burned at the stake.

Director: Lucy Swingler | Stars: David Starkey, Rachel Jenkins, Emilie Smith

Votes: 10

14. Elizabeth I's Secret Agents (2017)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2017)

TV-PG | 54 min | Documentary, History

Robert Cecil is the son of Elizabeth I's original spymaster. He has been groomed since birth to inherit his father's network but he finally steps into his father's shoes.

Directors: Chris Durlacher, Julian Jones | Stars: Colin Tierney, Jerry Brotton, Dominic Green, Lisa Hilton

Votes: 43

15. England's Forgotten Queen: The Life and Death of Lady Jane Grey (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.3 (2018)

59 min | Documentary, History

A victorious Mary Tudor decrees that Lady Jane Grey, her husband Lord Guildford Dudley and her father the Duke of Suffolk shall be executed.

Director: Bill Thomas | Stars: Helen Castor, Eilidh Loan, Ashley Gyngell, Lainy Boyle

Votes: 19

16. A Tale of Two Sisters (2015– )
Episode: Elizabeth I and Mary I (2018)

44 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Mary was a short-lived, little-favored Catholic and Elizabeth a long-reigning, all-admired Protestant. However, Henry VIII's daughters have more in common than meets the eye.

Director: Edward Cotterill | Stars: Tracy Borman, Rebecca Emmett, Rachael Stirling, Anna Whitelock

Votes: 11