01
CONTESTO STORICO
Kingdoms and medieval rule
Conquest, contested sovereignty and dynastic authority. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.
← Paesi e civiltàGUARDA LA STORIA
History of Britain
Monarchy, parliament, empire and society
Follow the histories of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdom from Norman conquest through dynastic conflict, religious change, political reform, empire, world wars and the postwar era. Screen portrayals often privilege rulers and English viewpoints: these gaps are signposted rather than hidden.
1064 → 19722 guide editoriali18 titoli selezionati
GUIDA SELEZIONATA
Essenziale
A focused itinerary through the pivotal transformations in Britain. Includes deliberately selected film and series perspectives; context notes identify dramatization and missing viewpoints.
- Titoli
- 8
- Capitoli
- 5
- Durata
- ≥ 11h 56m · Durata mancante per 2 titoli
- Mix
- 6 film · 0 documentari · 2 TV
01
CAPITOLO STORICO
Kingdoms and medieval rule
1064 → 1066
02
Essenziale
King & Conqueror
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1064 → 1066
Perché guardarlo qui
The struggle culminating in 1066 sets the foundations of Norman rule in England.
Drama may compress characters and causes; Britain was not a single unified modern state.
IMDb 6.0 · 7.1K voti
Accedi per monitorare03
CONTESTO STORICO
Tudors, religion and civil war
Reformation and the emergence of new sources of political authority. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.
02
CAPITOLO STORICO
Tudors, religion and civil war
1529 → 1540
04
Essenziale
Wolf Hall
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1529 → 1540
Perché guardarlo qui
Tudor reform is told from Cromwell’s side of the struggle over succession and faith.
A sophisticated but highly perspectival dramatization of court politics.
IMDb 8.2 · 19.0K voti
Accedi per monitorare05
Essenziale
Elizabeth
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1558 → 1563
Perché guardarlo qui
The settlement of Elizabeth I’s reign follows a contested religious transition.
The film compresses timelines and heightens threats to Elizabeth.
123 minIMDb 7.4 · 111K voti
Accedi per monitorare06
Essenziale
Cromwell
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1640 → 1653
Perché guardarlo qui
Civil war brings monarchy, parliament and religion into direct collision.
Major simplifications and historical rearrangements call for caution.
140 minIMDb 7.0 · 7.3K voti
Accedi per monitorare07
CONTESTO STORICO
Georgian society and Victorian change
Elite politics, class and a transforming imperial nation. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.
03
CAPITOLO STORICO
Georgian society and Victorian change
1836 → 1840
08
Essenziale
The Young Victoria
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1836 → 1840
Perché guardarlo qui
Constitutional monarchy and the early Victorian court frame a new public role for the sovereign.
A romance-centered biography; imperial and industrial change largely occur offscreen.
105 minIMDb 7.2 · 69.6K voti
Accedi per monitorare09
CONTESTO STORICO
World wars and political modernity
The monarchy, war mobilization and changing national identity. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.
04
CAPITOLO STORICO
World wars and political modernity
10.12.1936 → 03.09.1939
10
Essenziale
The King's Speech
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 10.12.1936 → 03.09.1939
Perché guardarlo qui
The monarchy enters the age of radio amid looming geopolitical crisis.
A selective biographical account, with altered personal and political details.
118 minIMDb 8.0 · 738K voti
Accedi per monitorare11
Essenziale
Darkest Hour
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 09.05.1940 → 04.06.1940
Perché guardarlo qui
The cabinet crisis of 1940 shows decision-making amid potential invasion.
Dramatizes speeches and events, including fictionalized scenes.
125 minIMDb 7.4 · 246K voti
Accedi per monitorare12
CONTESTO STORICO
Postwar change and conflict
Deindustrialization, political conflict and Northern Ireland. Consider the evidence and viewpoints behind the screen portrayals before continuing.
05
CAPITOLO STORICO
Postwar change and conflict
1950 → 1990
13
Essenziale
The Iron Lady
STORIA RAPPRESENTATA 1950 → 1990
Perché guardarlo qui
Thatcher-era arguments about economics, politics and society mark the late twentieth century.
A leader-centered biopic framed through memory, not an economic survey.
105 minIMDb 6.4 · 117K voti
Accedi per monitorare14
CONTESTO STORICO
What this journey cannot show
Films and dramas concentrate on selected people, settings and conflicts. They are not exhaustive, equal representations of classes, regions or communities. Compare these portrayals with historical scholarship and explore thematic Journeys across the same period.