History

The Great

EMMY® WINNING The Great is a satirical, comedic drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia's history. A fictionalized, fun and anachronistic story of an idealistic, romantic young girl, who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter. Hoping for love and sunshine, she finds instead a dangerous, depraved, backward world that she resolves to change. All she has to do is kill her husband, beat the church, baffle the military and get the court onside. A very modern story about the past which encompasses the many roles she played over her lifetime as lover, teacher, ruler, friend, and fighter. Incorporating historical facts occasionally, the series stars Elle Fanning as Catherine, Nicholas Hoult, Phoebe Fox, Adam Godley, Gwilym Lee, Charity Wakefield, Douglas Hodge, Sacha Dhawan, Sebastian de Souza, Bayo Gbadamosi and Belinda Bromilow.

TVMA • Drama, History • TV Series (2020)

Spartacus: House of Ashur

"Spartacus: House of Ashur" explores a "what if" scenario in which Ashur (Nick E. Tarabay) survives the events of Vengeance and is rewarded with the gladiator school he once served. The series follows his rise to power as a "Dominus" in the brutal world of Roman gladiators, a path he takes with the help of a fierce gladiatrix named Achillia.

TVMA • Drama, Action • TV Series (2025)

Amadeus

Amadeus arrives in Vienna craving creative freedom and finds love, success, and a rival in court composer Salieri, whose growing envy transforms into a lifelong obsession that ends in confession.

TVMA • Drama, History • TV Series (2025)

Forged in Fire

Forged in Fire is a competition show pitting master weapon makers against each other. Each week, four of the best blade smiths in the country will come together to put both their skills and reputations on the line.

TVPG • Competition, Documentaries • TV Series (2015)

History's Greatest Mysteries

History's Greatest Mysteries is a series of investigative specials that take the world's most well-known mysteries, and challenges everything we know about them. Narrated and hosted by Laurence Fishburne.

TVPG • Religion & Spirituality, History • TV Series (2020)

Kennedy

Marking 60 years since JFK's assassination, "Kennedy" is the new eight-part docuseries from director and composer Ashton Gleckman, Gleckman's production company Blackbird Pictures and Academy Award?-winning production company RadicalMedia.

TV14 • Political, Biography • TV Series (2023)

101 Fast Foods that Changed the World

The advent of convenient, portable food has allowed the human race to explore new frontiers including the far-flung reaches of space.

Documentaries, History • TV Series (2013)

We Were The Lucky Ones

Based on Georgia Hunter’s New York Times bestselling novel, the television adaptation of “We Were the Lucky Ones” is a limited series inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of WWII. The series follows them across continents as they do everything in their power to survive, and to reunite. “We Were the Lucky Ones” demonstrates how in the face of the twentieth century’s darkest moment, the human spirit can endure and even thrive. The series is a tribute to the triumph of hope and love against all odds.

TVMA • Drama, History • TV Series (2024)

The Spanish Princess

"The Spanish Princess" is the vivid and captivating reclaiming of Catherine of Aragon's story, which has historically been overshadowed by her infamous marriage to King Henry VIII.

TVMA • Drama, History • TV Series (2019)

The White Princess

In a tale of power, family, love and betrayal, "The White Princess" -- adapted from Philippa Gregory's best-selling novel of the same name -- follows up the BBC/Starz miniseries "The White Queen." It's told from the perspective of three noblewomen waging an ongoing battle for the English throne at the conclusion of the War of the Roses. Promised in marriage to the newly crowned King Henry VII in hopes that it will unite the Kingdom, Princess Elizabeth (aka Lizzie) instead resents and plots against him. She matches wits and wills with Lady Margaret Beaufort, King Henry VII's mother, each maneuvering to gain his trust. Meanwhile, Lizzie's mother, Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville, struggles with rumors that her long-lost son Prince Richard is alive -- forcing Elizabeth into choosing between her new Tudor husband and the boy who could be her own blood and the rightful York King.

TVMA • Drama, History • TV Series (2017)

Genghis Khan: The Secret History of the Mongols

Genghis Khan’s rise and the Mongolian Empire’s expansion are brought to life, drawing on a new translation of “The Secret History of the Mongols.”

Documentaries, History • TV Series (2025)

Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed

Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed calls on the world’s leading experts to crack thousand-year-old puzzles where the cause of death could be accident, murder, suicide—and even ritual sacrifice.

Documentaries, History • TV Series (2024)

Lost Treasures of the Bible

Archaeologists make new discoveries in Nineveh, the Bible's city of sin.

TV14 • History • TV Series (2024)

How the States Got Their Shapes

In How The States Got Their Shapes, Brian Unger hits the road to uncover the history hidden in our map. From the crooked borders in the east to the organized boxes in the west, the shapes of the states are more than simple geography.

TVPG • Documentaries, History • TV Series (2010)

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