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Britain's Bloody Crown

2016 · 1 season

A brisk, dramatised history lesson full of scheming nobles, battle reenactments and a presenter guiding you through tangled royal bloodlines.

Created by
Dan Jones
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tom Durant-Pritchard, Darren Bransford, Steffan Boje
Overview
Historian Dan Jones tells the story of the War of the Roses.

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Free in the UK
  • 5
  • Pluto TV
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Dan Jones
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Tom Durant-Pritchard, Darren Bransford, Steffan Boje
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • war
  • betrayal
  • family
  • ambition
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
Dan Jones
Starring
Tom Durant-Pritchard, Darren Bransford, Steffan Boje, Adina Galupa, James Oliver Wheatley
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 45 min each
Network
5
Languages
English

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