Movies: Monarchy

In 1885 the British army invaded Burma and deposed its King. He died in exile, ending a thousand years of monarchy. The royal family vanished, and the country was plunged into war and the longest military dictatorship of modern times. But after a cen...

This Polish historical drama film traces the fascinating saga of a wealthy, princely Polish dynasty in years 1900-1935....

Lucy Worsley tells the story of the royal photograph, showing how the royal family worked with generations of photographers to create images that reinvented the British monarchy....

Join the BBC cameras as they go behind the glitter of Buckingham Palace and the pomp of Windsor Castle for a close-up look at the minutia of the monarchy. Culled from a year of unprecedented access to Queen Elizabeth II, the documentary trails the qu...

In the African jungle, King Louis, is telling his son, the future King Louie, that someday he will inherit the throne of the King of the Jungle, and he must act accordingly. But young Louie's posturing and combined with his weak roar and small statur...

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King Michel VIII is still a child, but when revolution threatens, the young monarch's entourage lies to him and even tries to get rid of him....

Documentary examining the medieval myth of the Philosopher's Stone, a Holy Grail-type relic which supposedly held the key to alchemy and immortality. Many noted alchemists and adventurers searched obsessively for the artifact hoping to learn its powe...

A bright outlook in Birkenhead for a thriving British enterprise....

The story of the Trotta family during the rise and fall of the Austrian-Hungary empire. Based upon the novel by Joseph Roth....

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Honeymooners, tourists and surfers flock to Hawaiian shores every year, but life wasn't always serene in the tropical paradise. In the 1890s, the islands -- ruled by Queen Liliuokalani -- faced financial ruin thanks to colonial business interests and...

A video polemic, based on Heathcote Williams' investigative poem 'Royal Babylon: The Criminal Record of the British Monarchy' - every film a crime. The collective at Handsome Dog have used the best of new media to present a video polemic based on He...

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This documentary follows Juan Carlos's life through archive footage and exclusive interviews with the king himself giving his opinion and thoughts to the way history played out....

Extraordinary pictures of an accident with a royal audience at Middlesbroughs magnificent Transporter Bridge....

Feature documentary about Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej's merits and includes many rare footage restored in high definition....

Casper must help the good vigilante Red Robbing Hood win his throne back from his evil cousin....

A monarchy to sustain itself needs to use conservative forces to maintain power. While in palaces around the world some fight for power, in cis and heteronormative households, couples explore their own games of power and seduction, which escape the p...