Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "great-fire-of-london"

1. Restoration (1995)

R | 117 min | Biography, Drama, History

The exiled royal doctor to King Charles II devotes himself to helping Londoners suffering from the plague, and in the process falls in love with an equally poor woman.

Director: Michael Hoffman | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis, Polly Walker

Votes: 9,933 | Gross: $4.10M

2. The Last King (2003)

TV-14 | 188 min | Biography, Drama, History

The chronicle of Charles II's time on the throne, his ten-year exile from Oliver Cromwell's England, and his triumphant return.

Stars: Rufus Sewell, Rupert Graves, Charlie Creed-Miles, Christian Coulson

Votes: 1,818

3. Forever Amber (1947)

Approved | 138 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

In seventeenth-century England, Amber St. Clair aims to raise herself from country girl to nobility, and succeeds, but loses her true love in the process.

Directors: Otto Preminger, John M. Stahl | Stars: Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders

Votes: 1,699 | Gross: $16.00M

4. The Great Fire: In Real Time (2017)

180 min | Documentary, History

Historians Rob Bell, Dan Jones and Suzannah Lipscomb take a fresh look at the Great Fire of London in 1666 by walking the route the fire took across the city, street-by-street.

Stars: Rob Bell, Dan Jones, Suzannah Lipscomb, Ronald Hutton

Votes: 71

5. The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)

Approved | 15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

The true story behind various nursery rhymes is explored.

Directors: Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Page Cavanaugh Trio, Kevin Corcoran, John Dehner, Ginny Tyler

Votes: 442

6. Broadside (2009 TV Movie)

111 min | History

The newly restored English monarch, Charles II, leads his country into the fiercest trade war in the age of sail as well as concentrating on the inner workings of the king's court including... See full summary »

Directors: David Hickman, Bruce Twickler | Stars: Milan Alexander, Thomas Arnold, Martin Bishop, Robert Cambrinus

Votes: 35

7. The Glorious Adventure (1922)

70 min | Adventure, History

An Earl's cousin survives drowning and saves a lady from the Great Fire of London.

Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Diana Manners, Gerald Lawrence, Cecil Humphreys, Victor McLaglen

Votes: 44

8. London: A Tale of Two Cities (2012)

PG | 60 min | Documentary

Dan Cruickshank explores how London survived the travails of the 17th century.

Director: Alexandra Revill | Stars: Justin Champion, Dan Cruickshank, Mark Goldie, John McAleer

Votes: 8

9. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Visitation: Part Four (1982)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

With Tegan and Richard under alien control, and the manor sealed against anyone leaving or entering, it's a question whether or not the Doctor can get to London before the Terileptils ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Moffatt | Stars: Peter Davison, Matthew Waterhouse, Janet Fielding, Sarah Sutton

Votes: 495

10. Hochelaga (2020– )
Episode: The Dark Side of Nursery Rhymes (2021)

12 min

Nursrey rhymes sound meaningless. Historians often believe they are tied to historical events but their cryptic lyrics can make identify the event challenging. Often the events ascribed to ... See full summary »

Star: Tommie Trelawny

11. MekTube (2021– )
Episode: More wooden skyscrapers in the future? | MekTube (2022)

5 min | Documentary

Architects are taking an interest in laminated wood as the structural component for large buildings. Modern wood laminates can out perform steel and concrete in carbon footprint, earthquake resistance and even fire safety.

Star: Mehmed Emirhan