I 1708 er England i krig med Frankrig. Den småskøre dronning Anne sidder på tronen, men hader at regere og vil hellere spise kage og lege med sine 17 kaniner. Landet er reelt styret af hendes hemmelige elskerinde, hertuginden Sarah Churchill. Da Sarah's fattige kusine Abigail Hill bliver kammerpige, begynder en skamløs, bitter og grotesk strid mellem dem.

England 1554. Under Dronning Mary den førstes herredømme er landet som aldrig før plaget af ustabilitet. Tæt ved døden forcerer Mary sin anti-protestantiske politik. Landet summer af forræderi og rædsel. Selv Prinsesse Elizabeth, Marys yngre halvsøster og tronfølger, er i alvorlig fare. Men Marys allersidste forsøg på at få hende henrettet for forræderi mislykkes, og da hun dør i 1558 bliver den unge Elizabeth Tudor, datter af Henrik den ottende, i stedet kronet til Dronning af England. Hele landt frydes, og ligeså gør Elizabeth. Men realiteterne går snart op for den unge dronning. England er bankerot, har ingen hær og ligger under for alvorlige trusler fra udlandet, og derudover har Elizabeth personlige fjender indenfor hoffets mure.

De tre musketerer samles endnu engang i deres livs efterår. Men denne gange er det ikke kongens ære, Aramis, Porthos og Athos skal forsvare. Det er kongen, der skal bekæmpes! Den største forhindring er musketernes gamle kollega D'Artagnan, der er kongens livvagt.

Anne Boleyn er ung, brandlækker og meget ambitiøs. Hun vil således gøre alt for vinde Kong Henry den Ottendes kærlighed. Alt i alt går det meget godt med projektet. Det eneste problem er, at hendes søster Mary, der også er særdeles attraktiv, har præcis samme planer.

Frankrig i 1600-tallet. I landets mest modbydelige fængsel har en mand været holdt fanget i mange år. Hans ansigt er skjult af en tung jernmaske, som er svejset sammen. Ingen af fangerne ved hvem han er. Ikke engang ham selv. En af de få, som ved det, er den onde Kong Louis XIV af Frankrig, som nu er i færd med at styre landet i fordærv. Manden med jernmasken er hans tvillingbror Philippe, den retmæssige arving til tronen. For at redde landet beordrer indenrigsministeren musketerernes kaptajn D'Artagnan til at befri Philippe og bytte ham ud med sin tvillingbror, uden at nogen opdager det. En næsten umulig opgave, i hvert fald uden sine musketer-venner. Eventyret kan begynde!

Det går rigtig godt i England under dronning Elizabeth i sidste halvdel af 1500-tallet. Kunst, uddannelse og tøjmode har alle gode dage og sørme om ikke også kirken er rimelig tilfreds. Desværre har Elizabeth det lidt sværere på privatfronten, hvor hendes forhold til levemanden og eventyren Sir Walter Raleigh er kendetegnet ved både op- og nedture.

"En for alle og alle for en!", som er slagordene for De tre musketerer, runger gennem Frankrig i 18. århundrede.

Det drejer sig om at forsvarer Dronningens ære og liv mod den intrigante hofmand og mod den snue Lady de Winter. Men ædle D'Artagnan stiller op mod angriberne. Et genialt eksempel på storslået eventyr, fantastiske fægtescener, dristigt ridt, skønne kvinder og flotte helte dammen med en passende portion humor.

When Ester becomes King Xerxes’ queen, her Cousin Mordecai and that despicable Haman engage in a dangerous game of intrigue for control of the young Persian King Xerxes.

Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.

Paris, Kingdom of France, August 18, 1572. To avoid the outbreak of a religious war, the Catholic princess Marguerite de Valois, sister of the feeble King Charles IX, marries the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre.

Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.

Tyrannical King Louis XIV learns that he has an identical twin brother, Philippe, who was raised from birth by his late father's trusted friend D'Artagnan and his faithful musketeers, Porthos, Athos and Aramis. After Philippe falls for the king's betrothed, Spanish Princess Maria Theresa, Louis imprisons him, forcing his brother to don an iron mask that will slowly suffocate him -- and it's up to D'Artagnan to rescue him.

In late 19th-century Sicily, the noble Uzeda family—whose lineage dates back to the ancient viceroys that ruled those lands—fights to preserve its waning power in the face of the newly unified Italian regime.

Ancient Korea, 1506. The tyrannical King Yeonsan-gun of Joseon is overthrown by his half-brother Jung-jong, whose reign begins with a blood bath. Over the years, traitors plot against him, sinking the kingdom into chaos. In 1528, frightened rumors come to royal palace, regarding a mysterious creature, known as Monstrum by the peasants.

England, 14th century. King Edward II falls in love with Piers Gaveston, a young man of humble origins, whom he honors with favors and titles of nobility. The cold and jealous Queen Isabella conspires with the evil Mortimer to get rid of Gaveston, overthrow her husband and take power…

After many years of confrontation, the treasures of Spain and France are empty. In 1721, the regent of France draws up an ambitious plan to inaugurate an era of peace and prosperity that will heal the economies of both nations: his intention is to build a solid network of marriage alliances that will involve four children of very different ages who know nothing of betrayals and power games…

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

Examine the history of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle from the moment they met after being set up by friends, through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their relationship and Meghan’s life as a divorced American actress.

Trapped in a loveless arranged marriage to the immature future Czar, a young German Princess proves a skillful political infighter and rises to become Catherine the Great.

Sir Walter Raleigh overcomes court intrigue to win favor with the Queen in order to get financing for a proposed voyage to the New World.