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1. Mystery!: Cadfael (1994–1998)
TV-14 | 983 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The medieval era cases of a Crusader-turned-Monk who investigates mysteries in the Norman English town of Shrewsbury.
Stars: Derek Jacobi, Michael Culver, Julian Firth, Terrence Hardiman
Votes: 3,112
2. Witchfinder General (1968)
Unrated | 86 min | Drama, Horror
A young soldier seeks to put an end to the evils caused by a vicious witch-hunter when the latter terrorizes his fiancée and kills her uncle.
Director: Michael Reeves | Stars: Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Rupert Davies, Patrick Wymark
Votes: 12,221
3. A Field in England (2013)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, History, Horror
Amid the Civil War in 17th-century England, a group of deserters flee from battle through an overgrown field. Captured by an alchemist, the men are forced to help him search to find a hidden treasure that he believes is buried in the field.
Director: Ben Wheatley | Stars: Julian Barratt, Peter Ferdinando, Richard Glover, Ryan Pope
Votes: 13,995 | Gross: $0.03M
4. Cromwell (1970)
G | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History
Puritan statesman Oliver Cromwell leads England in a civil war against the absolutist and Catholic-sympathetic King Charles I.
Director: Ken Hughes | Stars: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley, Dorothy Tutin
Votes: 6,958 | Gross: $1.37M
5. The Devil's Mistress (2008)
47 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Drama charts the progress of the English Civil War through the story of a young woman, the fictional Angelica Fanshawe, and her three husbands.
Stars: Andrea Riseborough, Dominic West, Tom Goodman-Hill, John Simm
Votes: 2,729
6. To Kill a King (2003)
Not Rated | 102 min | Biography, Drama, History
A recounting of the relationship between General Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell, as they try to cope with the consequences of deposing King Charles I.
Director: Mike Barker | Stars: Tim Roth, Dougray Scott, Olivia Williams, James Bolam
Votes: 3,412
7. By the Sword Divided (1983–1985)
50 min | Drama, History, War
Story of the English Civil War as seen through the eyes of two families; the Laceys, loyal to King Charles I, and the Fletchers, loyal to Oliver Cromwell.
Stars: Sharon Maughan, Andrew MacLachlan, Rob Edwards, Lucy Aston
Votes: 235
8. The Moonraker (1958)
82 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After the battle of Worcester at the end of the Civil War, the main aim of Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth is to capture Charles Stuart. The future king's escape depends on the intrepid Earl of Dawlish.
Director: David MacDonald | Stars: George Baker, Sylvia Syms, Marius Goring, Peter Arne
Votes: 459
9. Faintheart (2008)
92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A romantic comedy set in the world of battle re-enactments, about an irresponsible guy who has to shape up in order to win back his wife.
Director: Vito Rocco | Stars: Eddie Marsan, Ewen Bremner, Jessica Hynes, Bronagh Gallagher
Votes: 1,173
10. Winstanley (1975)
Not Rated | 95 min | Biography, Drama, War
Winstanley explores the attempt by Gerrard Winstanley who formed 'The Diggers' and with a group of followers attempted to form a small farming community in one of the first proto-Communist attempts at collective agriculture.
Director: Kevin Brownlow | Stars: Miles Halliwell, Jerome Willis, Terry Higgins, Phil Oliver
Votes: 386
11. Charles I: Downfall of a King (2019)
59 min | Documentary
Historian Lisa Hilton discovers how, in just fifty tempestuous days, Charles I's rule collapsed, laying the foundations for civil war, the loss of royal power and, ultimately, the king's head.
Stars: Brian McCardie, Lisa Hilton, Charles Spencer, Will O'Connell
Votes: 69
12. Hex (2017)
88 min | History, Horror, Thriller
During the English Civil War, two opposing soldiers find themselves trapped in a forest controlled by a Witch.
Directors: George Popov, Jonathan Russell | Stars: Tony Broadbent, Suzie Frances Garton, Daniel Oldroyd, William Young
Votes: 402
13. The Gay Cavalier (1957)
30 min | Adventure, Family
The adventures of swashbuckling Captain Claude Duval during the English Civil War.
Stars: Christian Marquand, Larry Burns, Ivan Craig, Sydney Bromley
Votes: 33
14. My Kingdom for a Horse (1991 TV Movie)
88 min
Steve Deakin teaches history and is a foot-soldier in the Sealed Knot Society. In a fortnight between two English Civil War battles, he faces personal and professional challenges.
Director: Barbara Rennie | Stars: Sean Bean, Jane Thornton, Sheila Hancock, Bryan Pringle
Votes: 22
15. Help! I'm a Teenage Outlaw (2004–2006)
Family
In the 1600s, three teenagers outlaw themselves to fight injustice in their community. Although Tom and Moses do not realise that their partner in crime Deedee is secretly Lady Devereux, ... See full summary »
Stars: Ben Smith, Lucinda Dryzek, Eliot Otis Brown Walters, Brian Hibbard
Votes: 58
16. The Trial of the King Killers (2005)
120 min | History
A documentary about the trials conducted in England for the regicides, those who had a hand in condemning King Charles I to execution.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Bruce Alexander, Stephen Boxer, David Burke, John Cater
Votes: 13
17. Blood on Our Hands: The English Civil War (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Director: Caroline Ross-Pirie | Stars: Sean Francis George, Samuel West
Votes: 6
18. Cromwell: Warts and All (2003 TV Movie)
58 min | Biography, Drama, History
Director: Andrew Thompson | Stars: Jim Carter, Christopher Eccleston, Steven Elder, Tim Frances
Votes: 8
19. Freedom of the People (2020)
1 min | Short, Action, History
A devout Puritan must go to war against the Crown if he is to secure the people of England's religious and political freedom.
Director: Mark Finbow | Stars: Gethin Anthony, John Hales, Simon-Anthony Rhoden, Mark Finbow
Votes: 8
20. The Struggle for Democracy (1989– )
History, War
An examination in the contemporary state and aspects of democracy around the world.
Stars: Patrick Watson, Moses Finley, Bobby Garroway, Anthony Gifford
Votes: 9
21. A Short History of Ireland (1998 TV Movie)
66 min | Documentary, History, War
Director: Norman Staples | Stars: Maurice O'Donoghue, Brendan Finucare, Owen Leonard, Kitty Leyden
Votes: 15
22. The Cruel Necessity (1962 TV Movie)
75 min | Drama
Director: Peter Dews | Stars: Patrick Wymark, David William, Robin Wentworth, Hilary Hardiman
23. Blood Loyal (2013)
30 min | Short, Action, Drama
'Blood Loyal' is the story of Will Fletcher, a boy in his late teens left to live alone, after two years of civil war has torn his family apart. After sighting his brother, Sam, alive in a ... See full summary »
Director: David Rowlinson | Stars: Aaron Jeffcoate, Nick Cornwall, James Seaumus Bray, Tom Lionetti-Maguire
24. Brother Against Brother: The English Civil War (2001 Video)
50 min | Documentary, War
The most tragic and dramatic chapter in English history is recorded in full detail. It features battle re-enactments and reconstructions, dramatized eyewitness accounts and period imagery ... See full summary »
25. The Battle of Aylesbury (2015)
16 min | Animation, Short, Drama
During the historic battle of Aylesbury, three soldiers' friendships and loyalties will be tested in the madness of civil war.
Director: David Pustansky | Stars: David Ault, Mike Austin, Eliza Leonard, Fleur Nicholas
26.
BBC2 Playhouse (1973–1983)
Episode:
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
(1981)
Drama
In prison the night before his execution, republican preacher Hugh Peter prepares to be hanged, drawn and quartered for treason.
Director: Don Taylor | Stars: Peter Vaughan, Michael Pennington, Sylvia Kay, Richard Bebb
27.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Awakening: Part One
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The TARDIS arrives in Little Hodcombe. Tegan wants to visit her grandfather, only he's disappeared. There's also a war game going on, and it's getting out of hand.
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Polly James
Votes: 420
28.
Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode:
The Awakening: Part Two
(1984)
TV-PG | 25 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
The Malus, an alien that's purely evil, needs the civil war re-enactments to become authentic so it can feed off the psychic energy of dying and embattled men and fully revive. Not if the Doctor can derail things, of course.
Director: Michael Owen Morris | Stars: Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, Mark Strickson, Polly James
Votes: 393
29.
An American Aristocrat's Guide to Great Estates (2020– )
Episode:
Holdenby House
(2020)
TV-G | 51 min | Documentary, History
Julie visits Holdenby House (pronounced Holmby), the only surviving part of Holdenby Palace, where king Charles I was imprisoned during the English Civil War. She learns about him, art restoration, falconry, corsets and church organ music.
Star: Julie Montagu
Votes: 12
30.
George Clarke's National Trust Unlocked (2020– )
Episode:
Standen
(2020)
Documentary, History
George visits Standen, the embodiment of the Arts and Crafts movement, the gardens of Tyntesfield, a magnificent Gothic Revival estate, the medieval ruins of Corfe Castle, and takes Loki along Dorset's Jurassic Coast up to the Golden Cap.
Star: George Clarke
31.
Time Team (1994– )
Episode:
Radcot, Oxfordshire
(2009)
Not Rated | 47 min | Documentary, History
Local archaeologists find evidence for a Norman castle. The team find Roman flooring and Norman pottery. The site has been over looked as a medieval battle took place here, but what really happened here.
Director: James Franklin | Stars: Tony Robinson, Mick Aston, Phil Harding, Helen Geake
Votes: 16
32.
Castle Builders (2015)
Episode:
Siege and Storm
(2015)
Documentary
Castles may look imposing but simple strong walls were not enough to resist clever, determined attackers. Some of the the additional defenses, such narrow windows and the layered defense of... See full summary »
Star: Robert Glenister
33.
Antiques Roadshow Detectives (2015– )
Episode:
Episode 10
(2015)
Documentary
Investigation of jewelry tied to King Charles I and Queen Victoria.
Stars: Fiona Bruce, Geoffrey Munn
34.
Inspector Lewis (2006–2015)
Episode:
The Dead of Winter
(2010)
TV-PG | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Murders occur in Crevecoeur Hall, a lavish Oxford estate where Hathaway's father was in service and he spent his boyhood.
Director: Bill Anderson | Stars: Richard Johnson, Nathaniel Parker, Jonty Stephens, Georgia Groome
Votes: 731
35.
Warographics (2021– )
Episode:
First English Civil War: The Rise of Cromwell
(2022)
28 min | Documentary
The first English Civil War, fought between England and Wales from around August 1642 to June 1646, saw a war-related population collapse of around 4%, twice that of World War I.
Star: Simon Whistler
36.
Salvage Hunters: The Restorers (2018– )
Episode:
Civil War Boots
(2023)
44 min | Reality-TV
Karyn asks metalworker Tom to work his magic on a rusty old mining cart. Martin restores a pair of Civil War era military boots, and Steve and Gill save a broken antique table.
Directors: Dominic Callaghan, Daniel Cross, Dominic Longmuir, Robert Thoday | Stars: Karyn Sparks, Mary Swallow, Natasha Francis, Martin Ashworth
37.
Charles, Emperor King (2015–2016)
Episode:
Un reino en llamas
(2015)
TV-MA | Biography, Drama, History
Charles is the new emperor, but his fight with Francis I is not over. Meanwhile Hernan Cortez and Moctezuma meet.
Director: Salvador García Ruiz | Stars: Álvaro Cervantes, José Luis García-Pérez, Alfonso Bassave, Helio Pedregal
Votes: 23
38.
Britain's Outlaws: Highwaymen, Pirates and Rogues (2015)
Episode:
Knights of the Road: The Highwayman's Story
(2015)
Biography
Sam begins with the arrival of a new breed of gentleman criminal out of the ashes of the English Civil War - the highwayman. Heavily romanticised in literature, these glamorous gangsters ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Hall | Stars: Sam Willis, James Causley, Lucy Moore, Harry Potter
Votes: 21
39.
Antiques Road Trip (2010– )
Episode:
Episode #15.11
(2017)
Reality-TV
Christina and James are in the Scottish Borders with a 60s Jaguar.
40.
Art, Passion & Power: The Story of the Royal Collection (2018)
Episode:
Dangerous Magic
(2018)
59 min | Documentary, History
Andrew begins by examining the works acquired by the great founders of the modern collection, Henry VIII and Charles I. He explores how the two monarchs used art for their own purposes and the impact that had on British art.
Star: Andrew Graham-Dixon
Votes: 12
41.
Cunk on Britain (2016–2018)
Episode:
The Empire Strikes Back
(2018)
29 min | Comedy, History
Philomena explores The Tudors, The Georgians and the English Civil War, King Henry VIII and his chronic addiction to wives, William Shakespeare, Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, and Lord Horatio Nelson.
Director: Lorry Powles | Stars: Diane Morgan, Stephen Gunn, Vanessa Harding, Ronald Hutton
Votes: 158
42.
Help! My House Is Haunted (2018– )
Episode:
Great Fulford
(2018)
45 min | History, Mystery, Thriller
Sandy, Barri and Chris explore a country estate in Devon with a dark history, from a battlefield in the grounds to the spirit of a tormented child. They also meet Great Fulford's notorious owner Francis Fulford.
Director: Vicky Matthews | Stars: Chris Fleming, Barri Ghai, Sandy Lakdar, Edmund Fulford
Votes: 9