Despite the abundance of historical series, which are annually filmed both abroad and in our country, the interest in the audience only grows. In fact, films about history have always been popular with viewers of various categories. That is why the creators of such series will for a very long time embody their versions of famous historical events on television screens, delighting fans with quality content.
Introducing the top 10 best historical series for 2020.
10. Borgia (2011)
In Rome, almost no one loves a family Borgia. This Italian clan is of Spanish origin. They have many enemies, however, after the death of Pope Innocent VIII, with the help of intrigues and illegal manipulations, the Holy See takes Rodrigo Borgia, under the name of Alexander VI.
Cardinal Giuliano della Rovere's irreconcilable enemy of the newly made Pope is doing everything to find allies in the fight against this powerful clan Borgia. He manages to persuade the French king, Charles VIII, to overthrow the Pope. Now the French army is about to invade Rome ...
9. Sharp peaks (2013)
Sharp Visors - a television saga that tells about a group of gypsy bandits from Birmingham. The series is partially based on real historical events. The "sharp peaks" people called the youth gang, which operated in the late 19th century in England. There is a version that these desperate guys got the name of their gang because they allegedly sewed honed blades into the visors of their caps.
Members of the group sought by all means to protect the interests of their family clan. The leader of the gang was the one who, according to all family members, would bring the greatest benefit to all members of the criminal community. According to some historians, “Sharp Visors” differed from ordinary gangsters in that they had a special style of clothing and their own code of honor.
8. The Tudors (2007)
In the center of the historical series The Tudors the life of the legendary English monarch Henry 8. However, the picture tells not only about his contribution to the political life of the country, but also aspects of his hectic personal life.
Young Henry Tudor was very proud and cruel. He longed for absolute power, not only in England, but throughout the European continent. He is trying to conduct his domestic and foreign policies in such a way that state affairs go well. At the same time, he manages to take an active part in the entertainments of the nobility and brutally suppress the spread of the objectionable Lutheran faith.
However, one serious problem tormenting his mind and heart is the issue of succession to the throne. His wife, Catherine of Aragon, cannot give her husband a male heir. All children born in this marriage, except Princess Mary (later the Queen, nicknamed Bloody Mary), died in infancy.
Henry is ready to give birth to a legitimate son at all costs, so he did not come up with anything else but to divorce Catherine and marry the charming Anna Boleyn, the future mother of Queen Elizabeth I ...
7. Spartak: Blood and Sand (2010)
The protagonist of the series «Spartak: Blood and Sand - a legendary historical figure. It was Spartacus who, contrary to terrible circumstances, managed to organize the largest-scale revolt of slaves in the Roman Empire in the entire history of the existence of this state.
Spartacus was betrayed by his own country. Surrendered to slavery. His beloved woman also became a slave. Spartak was forced to enter the arena and fight with opponents not for life, but for death only in order to amuse the crowd. The courageous warrior is not ready to submit to a cruel fate.
Every minute he fights for survival, hoping at least someday to meet his beloved. To implement his bold plans, he will have to find a common language with his enemies, to learn the rules of the game of a world of cruelty, orgies and vanity. However, the desire to gain lost freedom will give him the strength to break everything in his path, he is glad to achieve his cherished goal ...
6. The Empty Crown (2012)
The plot of the series "The empty crown" based on the most famous works of the classic of English drama - William Shakespeare. It is, of course, about his such famous creations as “Richard II”, “Henry IV”, “Henry V”. The series shows in detail how events occurred that affected not only the history of the English state, but also the life of the European continent as a whole.
5. The Romanovs (2013)
The Romanovs - This is a series of documentaries telling about all the rulers from the Romanov clan. This dynasty lasted on the Russian throne for more than three hundred years. Their names are associated with incredible achievements, high-profile gains, diplomatic victories and crushing defeats.
The history of the Romanov dynasty began in the time of Troubles. When civil strife, foreign intervention and the intrigues of the boyars were tearing the country apart, 16-year-old Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov ascended the Moscow throne. He was to save the country from complete destruction and drive the enemy from the Russian lands. Thus began the history of this dynasty on the Russian throne, which was destined to be interrupted in 1917 ...
4. The Magnificent Century (2011)
The series of Turkish production "Magnificent century" tells the story of the reign of the famous Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. This time was remembered by historians not only with great state accomplishments, but also with the incredible at that time love story of the formidable Turkish ruler for the Slavic captive Roksalana, who was able to achieve unprecedented power and greatness.
According to the rules of Islam, the sultan could have no more than four legal wives. However, the number of concubines was not regulated by the law of the Prophet Muhammad, so the harem was constantly replenished with new slaves. At the same time, children born from the first wife became heirs to the throne.
Roksolana, while still very young, was captured and easier into slavery, after which the vizier Ibrahim Pasha gave it to Suleiman. A beautiful, smart and temperamental girl could not only become a lover for the Sultan for one night, but also captivate his heart for many years. After the adoption of Islam, Alexander (the name of the main character) received the name Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska. The Sultan elevated her to the rank of the main wife and, at her insistence, refused close contact with other wives and concubines. Through skillful manipulation and intrigue, Alexandra Anastasia Lisowska was able to make her son the heir to the throne and forever go down in history as the most powerful woman in the history of the Ottoman Empire.
3. Rome (2005)
Many full-length and multi-part films were created that narrate about one of the greatest states that existed in the entire history of mankind - Ancient Rome. It was a period of great achievements and incredible cruelty, the development of sophisticated arts and barbarian pagan customs.
The great commander and ruler Julius Caesar most recently completed the eight-year war against Gaul, hoping to triumphantly enter Rome. But in the Senate, a conspiracy is already being formed against him. Intriguers incite Caesar Pompey the Great. The state begins a full-scale civil war. Legionnaires Lucius Vorenus and Titus Pullon involuntarily find themselves in the very whirlpool of civil strife of the powerful.
2. The Vikings (2013)
TV series The Vikings hard to call strictly historical. It is rather a reflection on the subject of Viking legends. The plot of the series is based on the Scandinavian legends about the raids and life of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon Britain and the West Frankish kingdom. The protagonist of the series is known only from Old Norse legends, the leader of the Vikings Ragnar Lodbrok, who, according to local legends, was descended from the god Odin.
1. Chernobyl (2019)
This series was a sensation long before the release of the screens. Chernobyl tells about the events that took place in the USSR in April 1986.
The accident at a nuclear power plant has become one of the worst disasters in human history. She caused thousands of victims. To this day, the consequences of this terrible event have not been completely neutralized.
Then, people caught in the epicenter of the disaster were unlikely to suspect the true scale of the disaster. The concealment by the government of information about the true state of affairs led to an increase in the number of victims. All this happens against the background of the heroism of individuals who spared neither life nor health, for the sake of saving others ...