British History Movies

  • 2008
    Clarissa & the King's Cookbook

    Clarissa & the King's Cookbook

    Clarissa & the King's Cookbook

    6.52008HD

    Clarissa Dickson Wright tracks down Britain's oldest known cookbook, The Forme of Cury. This 700-year-old scroll was written during the reign of King...

    Clarissa & the King's Cookbook
  • 1996
    Moments with Johan

    Moments with Johan

    Moments with Johan

    61996HD

    The beautiful gay erotic superstar Johan Paulik is enthusiastically celebrated in this jam-packed compendium of Johan's greatest on-screen performance...

    Moments with Johan
  • 2019
    INFINITY minus Infinity

    INFINITY minus Infinity

    INFINITY minus Infinity

    02019HD

    INFINITY minus Infinity draws on several inspirations: the modernist verse of the Jamaican poet Una Marson, the alluvial invocations of the Martinican...

    INFINITY minus Infinity
  • 2010
    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons

    72010HD

    In this hour-long documentary, Oxford academic Janina Ramirez tours the country in search of Anglo-Saxon art treasures. Her basic thesis - and it is a...

    Treasures of the Anglo-Saxons
  • 1983
    Henry VI Part 3

    Henry VI Part 3

    Henry VI Part 3

    71983HD

    The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

    Henry VI Part 3
  • 1994
    London

    London

    London

    6.61994HD

    A psycho-geographic journey through London and its history, as undertaken by an unseen narrator and his companion, Robinson, at the time of the 1992 g...

    London
  • 1979
    Henry IV Part 1

    Henry IV Part 1

    Henry IV Part 1

    71979HD

    Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed '...

    Henry IV Part 1
  • 1983
    Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

    Henry VI Part 1

    7.51983HD

    The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

    Henry VI Part 1
  • 2019
    A Year Of British Murder

    A Year Of British Murder

    A Year Of British Murder

    02019HD

    Between January 1st and 31 December 2017, 768 people died as a result of murder or manslaughter in Britain - approximately 14 people a week. This powe...

    A Year Of British Murder
  • 2023
    Sheene

    Sheene

    Sheene

    02023HD

    This documentary from BT Sport Films celebrates the life of two-time world champion biker Barry Sheene, paying homage to his trailblazing career.

    Sheene
  • 2017
    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation

    82017HD

    To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Janina Ramirez tells the story of three books that defined this radical religious revolution in Engl...

    England's Reformation: Three Books That Changed a Nation
  • 1983
    Henry VI Part 2

    Henry VI Part 2

    Henry VI Part 2

    71983HD

    The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.

    Henry VI Part 2
  • 2019
    Edward II of England: The Unhappy King

    Edward II of England: The Unhappy King

    Edward II of England: The Unhappy King

    7.72019HD

    His opponents accused him of being homosexual. The male favorites he gathered around him during his short life gave those malevolent enemies solid arg...

    Edward II of England: The Unhappy King
  • 2016
    Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

    Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

    Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King

    92016HD

    Documentary telling the inside story of the plans by Louis Mountbatten to maneuver his nephew and heir to the Greek throne, Philip, into marrying the...

    Prince Philip: The Plot to Make a King
  • 1970
    The Changing Face Of Salford Collection

    The Changing Face Of Salford Collection

    The Changing Face Of Salford Collection

    01970HD

    Between 1968 and 1970, J M Goodger, a lecturer at the University of Salford, made a film record of the living conditions in the slums of Ordsall, Salf...

    The Changing Face Of Salford Collection
  • 2018
    Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas

    Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas

    Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas

    102018HD

    Mary Berry visits Harewood House in Yorkshire as it prepares for Christmas on a grand scale, and demonstrates how to make delicious recipes inspired b...

    Mary Berry's Country House at Christmas
  • 2013
    Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth

    Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth

    Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth

    62013HD

    Was the legendary playwright William Shakespeare really the author of his acclaimed plays? Or was he just a straw man working for a secret society? No...

    Shakespeare: The Hidden Truth
  • 1950
    Land of Tradition

    Land of Tradition

    Land of Tradition

    71950HD

    This Traveltalk series short visits an array of locations associated with England's heritage. Included are Runnymede, Windsor, Ascot, Lincoln, Wells,...

    Land of Tradition
  • 2023
    Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence

    Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence

    Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence

    02023HD

    A thought provoking documentary feature film providing a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of signals intelligence over the past century. Wh...

    Intercept: A Century of Signals Intelligence
  • 2023
    Captain Elliot's Circle

    Captain Elliot's Circle

    Captain Elliot's Circle

    102023HD

    Equal parts documentary, essay, and narrative,"Captain Elliot's Circle" is mostly a poetic interaction with an obscure corner of Chinese and British h...

    Captain Elliot's Circle