Some historical TV I've enjoyed recently (for some value of recently):
TURN - based on the true story of the Culper Ring, the rebel spies in the American Revolutionary War. (4 seasons, complete)
Marco Polo - really more about Kublai Khan, strays from the historical a few times, a lot of gratuitous sex and nudity but also stunning scenery. (2 seasons, then canceled)
The Last Kingdom - based on Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories, around a (fictional) character, a Saxon raised by Danes, who ends up fighting for Alfred the Great. Also strays from the historical a bit, but it's a wonderfully gritty show with great characters. (3 seasons so far)
Which of course reminds me of Sharpe, also based on Cornwell's books, with the fictional title character fighting for the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic wars; I saw these quite some time ago, but really loved them. (16 films, more movies than episodes)
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TURN - based on the true story of the Culper Ring, the rebel spies in the American Revolutionary War. (4 seasons, complete)
Marco Polo - really more about Kublai Khan, strays from the historical a few times, a lot of gratuitous sex and nudity but also stunning scenery. (2 seasons, then canceled)
The Last Kingdom - based on Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Stories, around a (fictional) character, a Saxon raised by Danes, who ends up fighting for Alfred the Great. Also strays from the historical a bit, but it's a wonderfully gritty show with great characters. (3 seasons so far)
Which of course reminds me of Sharpe, also based on Cornwell's books, with the fictional title character fighting for the Duke of Wellington in the Napoleonic wars; I saw these quite some time ago, but really loved them. (16 films, more movies than episodes)