Films set in Early Modernity  

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list of costume drama films, historical fiction, historical film, Early Modernity

Early Modern (1453-1700)

Films set in Early Modernity

• 1492: Conquest of Paradise, a movie that tells the story of the discovery and conquest of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492.
• Luther (2003 film), about the life of Martin Luther (1483–1546).
• 1612 (2007), set in Russia at the beginnings of the 17th century, during the Time of Troubles
• Richard III (best known version), about Richard III of England.
• Anne of the Thousand Days, about (Anne Boleyn, the Queen of England during the 16th century, Queen Consort of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I).
• Henry VIII and his Six Wives, about Henry VIII of England.
• The Other Boleyn Girl about Anne Boleyn, Queen of England.
• The Private Life of Henry VIII, about Henry VIII of England.
• Elizabeth, about Elizabeth I of England, a Queen in the 16th century.
• Elizabeth R, a 1970's BBC mini-series about Elizabeth I of England.
• Young Bess, about Elizabeth I of England
• Lady Jane, about Lady Jane Grey, the uncrowned queen regnant of the Kingdom of England for nine days in the mid-16th century.
• Fire Over England, about the Spanish Armada, a Spanish-controlled fleet which sailed against England in the late 16th century.
• Ivan the Terrible by Sergei Eisenstein, a biographic movie about Ivan IV of Russia.
• A Man for All Seasons, about Thomas More.
• Kagemusha, about the Battle of Nagashino, Japan.
• Henry VIII (TV serial), an ITV drama about Henry VIII starring Ray Winstone, Helena Bonham Carter and David Suchet.
• Charles II: The Power and The Passion, a BBC drama starring Rufus Sewell.
• The Virgin Queen (TV serial), a BBC production about Elizabeth I of England starring Anne-Marie Duff.
• Elizabeth I (TV series), a historical drama starring Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons and Ian McDiarmid.
• Elizabeth: The Golden Age, a 2007 historical drama starring Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen.
• Cromwell about Oliver Cromwell.
• Mary, Queen of Scots, a 1971 movie about the queen of the same name.
• The Last Valley, set in Germany during the Thirty Year's war.
• La Reine Margot, set during the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
• The Crucible written by Arthur Miller, about the Salem Witch Trials.
• The Libertine, about the career of the 17th century poet John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester.
• Queen Christina, about Queen Christina of Sweden

See also

• Period piece
• Middle Ages in film