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Those About to Die
Robert Rodat · 2024
Within the spectacular, complex and corrupt world of gladiatorial sports in Ancient Rome, follow an ensemble of diverse characters across the many layers of Roman society where sports, politics and business intersect and collide.
Vikings
Michael Hirst · 2013
The adventures of Ragnar Lothbrok, the greatest hero of his age. The series tells the sagas of Ragnar's band of Viking brothers and his family, as he rises to become King of the Viking tribes. As well as being a fearless warrior, Ragnar embodies the Norse traditions of devotion to the gods. Legend has it that he was a direct descendant of Odin, the god of war and warriors.
The White Princess
2017
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.
The White Queen
2013
Set against the backdrop of the Wars of the Roses, the series is the story of the women caught up in the protracted conflict for the throne of England.
Belgravia
Julian Fellowes · 2020
A tale of secrets and scandals set in 1840s London. When the Trenchards accept an invitation to the now legendary ball hosted by the Duchess of Richmond on the fateful evening of the Battle of Waterloo, it sets in motion a series of events that will have consequences for decades to come as secrets unravel behind the porticoed doors of London’s grandest postcode.
Grantchester
Daisy Coulam · 2014
In 1953 at the hamlet of Grantchester, Sidney Chambers—a charismatic, charming clergyman—turns investigative vicar when one of his parishioners dies in suspicious circumstances.
The Empress
Katharina Eyssen · 2022
Domina
Simon Burke · 2021
The extraordinary rise of Livia Drusilla, who overcame adversity to become the most powerful woman in the world. Follow Livia’s journey from a naïve young girl whose world crumbles in the wake of Julius Caesar’s assassination, to Rome’s most powerful and influential Empress.
Outlander
Ronald D. Moore · 2014
Les aventures de Claire, une infirmière de guerre mariée qui se retrouve accidentellement propulsée en pleine campagne écossaise de 1743. Elle se retrouve alors mêlée à des histoires de propriétés et d'espionnage qui la poussent à prendre la fuite et menacent sa vie. Elle est alors forcée d'épouser Jamie, un jeune guerrier écossais passionné qui s'enflamme pour elle et la conduit à être déchirée entre fidélité et désir, étant partagée entre deux hommes dramatiquement opposés et deux vies irréconciliables.
The Gilded Age
Julian Fellowes · 2022
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.
