16th Century
TV shows and films set in the 16th Century
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- CreatorMichael HirstStarsJonathan Rhys MeyersHenry CavillAnthony BrophyEpic series reveals the scandalous life of a young king whose affairs and obsession with producing a male heir changed marriage, the church, and the world.
- CreatorLaurie McCarthyStephanie SenguptaStarsAdelaide KaneMegan FollowsCelina SindenMary, Queen of Scots, faces political and sexual intrigue in the treacherous world of the French court.
- StarsRowan AtkinsonTony RobinsonTim McInnernyIn the Tudor court of Elizabeth I, Lord Edmund Blackadder strives to win Her Majesty's favour while attempting to avoid a grisly fate should he offend her.
- StarsJodie Turner-SmithKris HitchenThalissa TeixeiraThe final months of Boleyn's life, her struggle with Tudor England's patriarchal society, her desire to secure a future for her daughter, Elizabeth, and the brutal reality of her failure to provide Henry with a male heir.
- StarsAaryan HarnotSherlyn ChopraAnnu KapoorIn a kingdom dominated by men, it is the ultimate battle of the sexes to win the war being waged against gender equality. Every character is grey and they must fight for what they believe is right in order to survive in Paurashpur.
- StarsHalit ErgençNur FettahogluSelim BayraktarFrom 1520, follows Suleiman the Magnificent and his relatives from his great conquests to the "Battle of Szigetvár".
- StarsJodie ComerRebecca BensonJacob Collins-LevyBased on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.
- StarsMark RylanceDamian LewisClaire FoyAfter the downfall of Cardinal Wolsey, his secretary, Thomas Cromwell, finds himself amongst the treachery and intrigue of King Henry VIII's court and soon becomes a close advisor to the King, a role fraught with danger.
- CreatorEmma FrostMatthew GrahamStarsLaura CarmichaelAaron CobhamCharlotte HopeSpanish princess Catherine of Aragon navigates the royal lineage of England with an eye on the throne.
- StarsHelen MirrenToby JonesHugh DancyMini-series about the the public and private lives of the later years of Queen Elizabeth I.
- CreatorJustin HaytheStarsSamantha MortonRaza JaffreyAmrita AchariaSeries based on Leonie Frieda's book "Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France."
- CreatorAbhimanyu SinghStarsAditi Rao HydariDharmendraNaseeruddin ShahFollows the dark side of the story of the Mughal empire and its emperors.
- StarsLee Yeong-aeHong Ri-naJi Jin-heeA series based on a real person in Korean history, Suh, Jang-geum.
- CreatorFrank SpotnitzSteve ThompsonStarsAidan TurnerMatilda De AngelisFreddie HighmoreThe series recounts Leonardo da Vinci's extraordinary life through the works that made him famous, through the stories hidden within those works, revealing little by little the inner torment of a man obsessed with attaining perfection.
- CreatorBen EltonStarsDavid MitchellGemma WhelanRob RouseSatirical Blackadderesque sitcom about how friends, family, historical circumstances, and his arch-rival Robert Greene, who first coined the derogatory term "upstart crow", influenced William Shakespeare to write his famous plays.
- CreatorAnya ReissStarsAlicia von RittbergJohn HeffernanOliver ZetterströmElizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who becomes embroiled in the political and sexual politics of the English court on her journey to secure the crown.
- StarsAnne-Marie DuffSienna GuilloryIan HartFrom teenage princess to accomplished queen, torn between duty and personal longing, the reign of Elizabeth I is exposed in this lavish drama filmed against a backdrop of some of Great Britain's most beautiful houses and landscapes.
- StarsEngin Altan DüzyatanUlas Tuna AstepeCaner TopcuTRT's historical drama, based on the life of "Barbaros" Hayreddin Pasha and his brothers. The series tells the adventures of Ishak, Oruc, Hizir, and Ilyas fighting high tides and the secrets of the seas in pursuit of the holy secret.
- CreatorRafael CobosAlberto RodríguezStarsPablo MolineroPatricia López ArnaizSergio CastellanosA series of murders take place in 16th-century Seville, where the plague has taken hold; a condemned man faces the Inquisition as he attempts to save the son of a friend by speaking out.
- CreatorCraig PearceStarsLaurie DavidsonOlivia DeJongeEwen BremnerA drama about the lost years of young William Shakespeare after his arrival to London in 1589--when theatre was like rock'n'roll, and a young man with a dream changed the world with his words.
- StarsGlenda JacksonRonald HinesRobert HardyWhen Elizabeth Tudor comes to the throne, her (male) advisers know she has to marry. Doesn't she? Thus starts a decades-long political/matrimonial game, during an age of high passions and high achievement.
- CreatorMiguel Menéndez de ZubillagaStarsÁlvaro MorteRodrigo SantoroNiccolò SenniFerdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano's epic voyage around the world after they set sail from Spain 500 years ago.
- CreatorHeather MitchellStarsGrant BowlerWade BriggsTorrance CoombsThe famous story of Romeo and Juliet, chronicling the betrayal, plot, and unfortunate romances of the Montagues and Capulets as a result of the tragic fate of the young lovers. Based on the book by Melinda Taub.
- StarsKeith MichellAnthony QuaylePatrick TroughtonA six-episode dramatization of Henry VIII's relationships with each of his six wives. Each episode is devoted to one wife, and is a complete play in itself.
- CreatorJulián de TaviraMaría JaénAmaya MuruzábalStarsÓscar JaenadaIshbel BautistaMichel BrownThe Spanish "Conquistador" Hernán Cortés arrives on the shores of what today is México and faces both local demons and those who've sailed with him.
- StarsRajat TokasParidhi SharmaKapil Singh LalwaniA sixteenth century political marriage of convenience between a Mughal emperor Akbar and a Rajput princess Jodha Bai. The show focuses on how their political marriage brings love between them to an extent that it changed the fate of India. This period drama also portrays the wars of that time along with the relations between the Mughals and the Rajputs. The drama also focuses on the functioning of the queens, the courts, courtesans, the ministers and their influence on the love story of Akbar and Jodha Bai. The show also highlights on how Mughal emperor Jalaluddin acquires the title of Akbar from the people. Jallaludin Mohommad (Akbar) who had inherited his father, Humayan's Mughal Empire at the age of 13, after his father's death, had been brought up almost like a trained assassin by Bairam Khan, his father's supreme commander. Hard-nosed, rough, tough and heartless - and priding himself on the each of those facets of his personality, the only thing Akbar had learnt was to expand his empire - at the cost of others lives - at the cost of emotions - at the cost of love - the word he was never familiar with. Whilst Jodha, the daughter of Raja Bharmal, the Rajput King of Amer (one of the most affluent Rajput Kingdom's of its time) valued each of those emotions - valued the life of even the birds and bees of her kingdom - she only hated the Mughal's whom she felt were intruding upon her land, and wanted to oust them from Rajputana, along with their Emperor Jallaluddin, whom she hated with her heart. Little did Akbar know at the time of his marriage to Jodha, the fiery Rajput princess, in order to expand his empire into Rajputana, the land of the Valiant Rajputs, he would in turn be embarking upon a new journey - the journey of true love - he would discover the heart which he never felt he had - and it would throb for its rightful lover - Jodha.
- StarsRutger HauerJos BergmanTon VosA Dutch television series that is about an exiled knight and his Indian friend. Together they try to get his birth right papers back from an evil Lord. During their quest, they get help from a noble man who offers them a place in his castle.
- StarsLucy WorsleyNicholas AgnewClaire CooperHistorian Lucy Worsley visits the time of Henry VIII and tells the story of his six successive wives.
- StarsÁlvaro CervantesAlfonso BassaveMarina SalasThe Roman Catholic Church faces the new challenges of Protestanism in Northern Europe and Paganism in the Americas. Carlos V seeks to secure the power of the Church, in this continuation of Isabel (2011-2014) and La Corona Partida (2016).
- StarsKim Ki-chunYoo Hyeong-kwanLee Dong-geonChae-kyung, a noblewoman, marries the crown prince, who eventually becomes the king. After being a queen for only seven days, she turns into a victim of a conspiracy and gets expelled from the palace.
- StarsLee Yeong-aePark Ji-hyunSeo-Joon LeeAn art history lecturer, unfairly disgraced for refusing to certify a suspicious painting, endeavors to set the record straight by exploring the mystery of a 16th-century artist using a diary that may lead her to the genuine painting.
- CreatorAyumi IshiiStarsShun OguriKô ShibasakiOsamu MukaiAfter time-travelling to Japan's Sengoku Era and taking the identity of Oda Nobunaga, Saboru must fulfill Oda's destiny in unifying Japan. How will Saboru, a teenager from current-day Japan, fare in his duty?
- StarsElena RiveraEduardo NoriegaIsmael MartínezThis is a romantic historical drama based on the true story of the first woman "conquistador" who went to the South American land that would become Chile, and helped to form the city of Santiago. It is based on a 2006 novel by Isabel Allende.
- CreatorSuzette DoctoleroStarsMarian RiveraSid LuceroMikael DaezThe story is set in the 1500s, during the time of Rajah Mangubat's reign. He was known as the undefeated notorious leader of chief captains.
- StarsShelley ConnLauren MackaySusan DoranThe story of the rise and fall of the Boleyn family during the reign of Henry VIII. Told through the narration of historical academics juxtaposed with actors performing several significant scenes.
- StarsGabriella TkachAleksandr DomogarovRafael KotanjyanFrance during the times of Henry III. Religious wars and political intrigues mixed with the tragic love story between Count Louis de Bussy and Countess Diana de Monsoreau.
- StarsLily ColeVincent KerschbaumSuzannah LipscombDocu-drama starring Lily Cole as a young Elizabeth I, featuring dramatic reconstructions of key moments in her life. Presented by historians Suzannah Lipscomb and Dan Jones.
- DirectorYun-hyeon JangStarsSong Hye-kyoYoo Ji-taeRyu Seung-ryongThe life of the famous gisaeng (female entertainer), Hwang Jin Yi, who lived in 16th century Korea.
- StarsMikhail EfremovMikhail BoyarskiyDmitriy PevtsovThe history of the decline of the reign of the French Valois dynasty, full of drama, religious contradictions, palace and love intrigues.
- StarsJin Se-yeonGo SooKim Mi-sookIn the Joseon Dynasty era, Ok-Nyeo (Jin Se-Yun) was born in prison. She belongs to weji-boo which helps people in the realm of law.
- StarsPietro MárioDidier FlamandOlivier ChantreauNicolas Durand Villegaignon's expedition to Brazil in the 1550s and his struggle to create and maintain a colony, called Antarctic France, in Brazil conquered by the Portuguese.
- StarsFrank AendenboomJef CassiersAlex CassiersJohan is a medical student in the university of Heverlee leuven. He spends his summer in a little village at the countryside. In this little village he meets a strange little man with magical powers, an Alverman, where he has lots of adventures with. In addition The Alverman tries to help Johan to win Rosita's heart. Rosita is the daughter of a wealthy nobleman.
- StarsEmmanuel EsparzaEssined AponteManuel NavarroThis is the story of Catalina, the indigenous woman who gave away her soul, her heart and her life to a conqueror. "The Queen and the Conqueror" rebuilds one of the first love stories that took place in America, between an indigenous woman and a Spaniard. After establishing the city of Cartagena, Pedro de Heredia, motivated by the need to save his brother, betrays Catalina. Heartbroken, she escapes, only to come back 18 years later, as a grown woman. In her soul, her only mission is: revenge. To end Pedro de Heredia's life, the same way that he, after making her fall for him, ended hers.
- StarsKarin PetersenNicolas SilbergDenis ManuelTragically caught between the millstones of history are the gallant Count de Bussy and the woman he adores, la Dame de Monsoreau.
- StarsTerence MorganJean KentMichael CrawfordThe adventures of Sir Francis Drake during the 1500's. Sir Francis is probably one of the most famous explorers of the high seas. The twenty six episodes of the series are about his explorations of many far off lands.
- StarsConcha VelascoMaría MassipAntonio CanalSt. Teresa de Jesús struggles against all odds to reform the Order of Carmelites in the sixteenth century Spain.
- StarsMoon Geun-youngLee Sang-yoonKim BumA historical drama about Yoo Jung, also known as Jung Yi: the first female potter in the Joseon Dynasty, and regarded as the dojo of Shintaro porcelain. 'Yoo Jung' is based on the real historical figure 'Baek Pa Sun', the lady porcelain-maker who lived a life of an intense love and artistic spirit. Yoo Jung is a girl who dreams to be the top porcelain artist of the Joseon Dynasty. She is gifted with innate talent and skill in porcelain-making. She develops her dream, builds up her skill, and endeavors to become the best porcelain artist. The drama is set in the 'Boon Won' porcelain workshop in Joseon Dynasty. The porcelain produced in Joseon Dynasty is evaluated to have the highest quality of the 16th century in Asia. The porcelain culture is known to be the mixture of science and art. This drama tells about Jung Yi's early life in Joseon instead of Japan, where a shrine is dedicated to her. This drama also depicts the love story of Jung Yi and Prince Kwang Hae, a sad prince whose life was like a wild storm. He had to let go of Jung Yi no matter how deep his love, and endure a lonely struggle because he could not extinguish the flame in his heart for the woman he loved.
- StarsPhilip SarsonPeter JeffreyJohn BoweA poor boy named Tom Canty and Edward, the Prince of Wales exchange identities but events force the pair to experience each other's lives as well.
- StarsF. Murray AbrahamSteven BerkoffJuliette CatonAt the turn of the sixteenth century, Michelangelo (Mark Frankel), Raphael (Andrea Prodan), and Leonardo Da Vinci (John Glover) create their masterpieces, while dealing with religious prosecution, political turmoil, and the discovery of America.
- StarsTanya LialinaYuri KolokolnikovAleksandr YatsenkoIvan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements has always overshadowed a living person, and the unparalleled cruelty that entered folklore literally ruled out the possibility of a more complex view of character. The series is an humble attempt to understand the origins of the actions of Ivan IV and look into the dark labyrinth of his soul. 1571. Moscow was destroyed after a fierce raid by the Crimean Khan Devlet-Girey. Ivan the Terrible, deciding that his kingdom had come to an end, he began to write a chronicle of his life. He remembers his early orphanhood, the humiliation of the Boyars, friends who became enemies, and enemies to whom he was ruthless. He cannot escape the memories of his wife Anastasia, whose marriage was the happiest period of his life, the love that illuminated the first years of his reign. He conquered Kazan, created a new army, established a new law system, and had an heir. But soon the bright reign comes to an end: the heir dies, the beloved wife, and the former faithful advisers one by one turn into traitors. Ivan IV of Russia is gradually reborn into the same Ivan the Terrible - a cruel tyrant. And now rumors of his ruthlessness and violent temper are becoming true, and these changes in the character of the king are changing history. Enemies are approaching Russia - will the country be able to survive?
- StarsAleksandra SlaskaZdzislaw WardejnLidia KorsakównaLife of Bona Sforza, 16th century Italian princess from Bari, who became wife of king Sigismundus I the Old and queen consort of Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania.
- StarsVijay KashyapSandhya SudhakarAnang DesaiThe story is about Ramakrishna's journey from Tenali to Vijayanagara. Ramakrishna, better known as Tenali Rama, was an honored poet in the court of King Krishnadevaraya. He was famous for his exceptional intelligence, quick decision making and sense of humor.
- StarsShin'ichi ChibaMao DaichiShohei HinoDuring the 16th Century Japan was involved in the Sengoku Period, an era of Civil Wars and the powerful Warlords who fought them. One of the earliest and strongest of these men was the Great Lord TAKEDA Shingen. A tremendous military genius, his battles are the stuff of legend.
- StarsJulián MateosChema MuñozCarlos LucenaLife of Miguel de Cervantes. Writer of book "Don Quijote de la Mancha".