199 Films & TV Shows Set In United Kingdom During The Middle Ages
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The Zany Adventures of Robin Hood
England The Middle AgesAll he needs is a trusty bow, a merrie band...and a solid line of credit! — The evil brother of Richard the Lionheart is holding the king for ransom, and only Robin Hood and his band of merry men can save him...for a small fee, of course.
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Ivanhoe
England The 12th CenturyIvanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England.
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Parsifal
England The Middle AgesA psychological interpretation of the opera mixing in references to the history of Germany, Wagner's life, German literature and philosophy. The action is centered around Wagner's death mask. Kundry is the main character - one might read the film as the story of her redemption rather than that of Amfortas.
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Fire and Sword
England The Middle AgesThe young knight Tristan is injured in a fight in Ireland and cared for by the beautiful Isolde. He falls in love with her, unaware that she is the daughter of the Irish king.
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Excalibur
🇮🇪 Ireland England The Middle AgesForged by a god. Foretold by a wizard. Found by a king. — A surreal adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte d'Arthur", chronicling Arthur Pendragon's conception, his rise to the throne, the search by his Knights of the Round Table for the Holy Grail, and ultimately his death.
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Knightriders
Pennsylvania England The Middle AgesThe Games...The Romance...The Spirit...Camelot is a state of mind. — George Romero's unusual story of a modern-day Renaissance troupe whose participants follow a medieval code of honor.
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Time Bandits
England 🇬🇷 Greece The 1910s Ancient History The Middle AgesAll the dreams you've ever had and not just the good ones. — Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
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Unidentified Flying Oddball
England The Middle AgesChaos in the Cosmos! — A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
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Perceval
England The Middle AgesThe film chronicles Perceval's knighthood, maturation and eventual peerage amongst the Knights of the Round Table, and also contains brief episodes from the story of Gawain and the crucifixion of Christ.
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The Prince and the Pauper
England The 16th CenturyTom Canty is a poor English boy who bears a remarkable resemblance to Edward, Prince of Wales and son of King Henry VIII. The two boys meet and decide to play a joke on the court by dressing in each other's clothes, but the plan goes awry when they are separated and each must live the other's life.
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Robin and Marian
England 🇫🇷 France 🇪🇸 Spain The 12th CenturyLove is the greatest adventure of all. — Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
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The Arrows of Robin Hood
England The Middle AgesWith a traditional archery contest, the winner wins a silver arrow with gold lace and gold feathers. Even Robin Hood, although unrecognizable, takes part in this competition. As more and more participants are losing and Robin Hood eventually wins the award, his masquerade reveals. For none of the participants is as handy with a bow and an arrow like Robin Hood. With the help of his coolness and his friends Robin Hood may escape the dangerous situation.
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Lancelot of the Lake
England The 6th CenturyHaving failed in their quest for the Holy Grail, the knights of the Round Table return to Camelot, their number reduced to a mere handful. Seeing a rift developing between Lancelot and Mordred, Arthur urges his knights to bury their differences and become friends. However, the king is unaware that Lancelot is having an affair with his queen, Guinevere. Lancelot is torn between his duty to his king and his love for the queen, whilst Mordred is determined to use his infidelity to destroy him.
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Robin Hood
England The Middle AgesMeet Robin Hood and his MERRY MENagerie! — With King Richard off to the Crusades, Prince John and his slithering minion, Sir Hiss, set about taxing Nottingham's citizens with support from the corrupt sheriff - and staunch opposition by the wily Robin Hood and his band of merry men.
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Gawain and the Green Knight
England The Middle AgesThe medieval legend of a supernatural knight who challenges the king's men to kill him.
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Wolfshead: The Legend of Robin Hood
England The Middle AgesRobert of Locksley is harbouring a runaway serf. A warrant is then issued for Robert's arrest: he is now an outlaw. Stars David Warbeck, Kathleen Byron and Ciaran Madden
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The Canterbury Tales
England 🇧🇪 Belgium The 14th CenturyGlimpses of Chaucer penning his famous work are sprinkled through this re-enactment of several of his stories.
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The Adventures of Robin Hoodnik
England The Middle AgesAn all-animal retelling of the classic Robin Hood.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Scotland The 16th CenturyMARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, who ruled with the heart of a woman. — Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. She is imprisoned at the age of 23 by her cousin Elizabeth Tudor, the English Queen and her arch adversary. Nineteen years later the life of Mary is to be ended on the scaffold and with her execution the last threat to Elizabeth's throne has been removed. The two Queens with their contrasting personalities make a dramatic counterpoint to history.
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Ivanhoe, the Norman Swordsman
England The 12th CenturyYear 1000. At the death of King Henry, Stefano Cunningam seized with the power of power making himself crowned king of England and Scotland. Ten years later, a young Norman, Ivanhoe, returning home from the Holy Land where he fought, finds the nation prey to the violence and cruelty of Stephen and his acolytes. Conducted in prison for his opposition to the usurper, Ivanhoe learns from York, former advisor to King Henry, also held prisoner, that the "Norman sword", symbol of the power of the king of England and Scotland is not in the hands of Stefano, but is guarded by a Scottish clan loyal to the dynasty of Henry.
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Long Live Robin Hood
England The Middle AgesAlso known as The Scalawag Bunch - This bunch is none other than the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and their feisty leader, Robin Hood. This is a '70s Italian-Spanish-French version of the often-played Robin Hood story, sometimes known as Archer of Fire.
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Cry of the Banshee
England The 16th CenturyHell hath no fury like a sorceress scorned! — In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.
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Anne of the Thousand Days
England The 16th CenturyHe was King. She was barely 18. And in their thousand days they played out the most passionate and shocking love story in history! — Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
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Alfred the Great
England The 9th CenturyWhile Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English Christians to fight for their country. Alfred soundly defeats the Danes and becomes a hero. But now, although Alfred still longs for the priesthood, he is torn between his passion for God and his lust for blood.
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