House of Plantagenet
Ironclad (2011); directed by Jonathan English; ContentFilm International, ARC Entertainment
Starring:
- James Purefoy = Marshall
- Paul Giamatti = King John
- Kate Mara = Lady Isabel
- Brian Cox = Albany
- Jason Flemyng = Beckett
- Derek Jacobi = Cornhill
- Charles Dance = Archbishop Langton
Black Death(2010); directed by Christopher Smith; Egoli Tossell Film, Magnet
Starring:
- Sean Bean = Ulrich
- Eddie Redmayne = Osmond
- David Warner = The Abbot
- Carice van Houten = Langiva
- Kimberley Nixon = Averill
- Tim McInnerny = Hob
- Johnny Harris = Mold
The Pillars of the Earth (2010); directed by Sergio Mimica-Gezzan; Tandem Communications, Muse Entertainment, Starz. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Trevor Morris
Starring: 
- Ian McShane = Waleran
- Matthew McFadyen = Prior Philip
- Eddie Redmayne = Jack Jackson
- Hayley Atwell = Aliena
- Sarah Parish = Regan Hamleigh
- David Oakes = William Hamleigh
- Rufus Sewell = Tom Builder
- Tony Curran = King Stephen
- Donald Sutherland = Bartholomew
- Natalia Wörner = Ellen
Robin Hood (2010); directed by Ridley Scott; Universal. Soundtrack (iTunes) by Marc Streitenfeld
Starring: 
- Russell Crowe = Robin Longstride
- Cate Blanchett = Marion Loxley
- Max von Sydow = Sir Walter Loxley
- Mark Strong = Godfrey
- Oscar Isaac = Prince John
- Mark Addy = Friar Tuck
- Matthew MacFadyen = Sheriff of Nottingham
- Kevin Durand = Little John
- Danny Huston = King Richard the Lionheart
**I have tried to steer clear of fantasy or mythical movies, but films like this Robin Hood and King Arthur (2004), that are embedded in historical context and try to keep the fantastical to a minimum, I’ve decided to include.
Kingdom of Heaven (2005); directed by Ridley Scott; Twentieth Century Fox, Scott Free Productions; Soundtrack (iTunes) by Harry Gregson-Williams
Starring: 
- Orlando Bloom = Balian
- Liam Neeson = Godfrey de Ibelin
- Jeremy Irons = Tiberius
- Eva Green = Sibylla
- Brendan Gleeson = Reynald de Chatillon
- Edward Norton = King Baldwin
- Ghassan Massoud = Saladin
The Lion in Winter (2003); directed by Andrei Konchalovsky; Flying Freehold Productions, Hallmark Entertainment. Soundtrack (iTunes) by John Hartley
Starring:
- Henry II = Patrick Stewart
- Eleanor of Aquitaine = Glenn Close
- Richard = Andrew Howard
- Geoffrey = John Light
- Prince John = Rafe Spall
- Philip = Jonathan Rhys Meyers
- Alais = Yuliya Vysotskaya
- William Marshall = Clive Wood
The Reckoning (2003); directed by Paul McGuigan; Kanzaman, MDA Films, Paramount.
Starring: 
- Paul Bettany = Nicolas
- William Dafoe = Martin
- Simon McBurney = Stephen
- Tom Hardy = Straw
- Marián Aguilera = the Lover
- Brian Cox = Tobias
The Bruce (1996); directed by Bob Carruthers & David McWhinnie; Cromwell Products Ltd.
Starring: 
- Sandy Welch = Robert the Bruce
- Brian Blessed = Edward I
- Richard Brimblecombe = Edward II
- Conor Chamberlain = Elizabeth Bruce
Braveheart (1995); directed by Mel Gibson; Icon Entertainment International/Twentieth-Century Fox. Soundtrack (iTunes) by James Horner
Starring: 
- William Wallace = Mel Gibson
- King Edward I (Longshanks) = Patrick McGoohan
- Prince Edward of Wales = Peter Hanly
- Princess Isabelle = Sophie Marceau
- Robert the Bruce = Angus Macfadyen
- Murron = Catherine McCormack
- Hamish Campbell = Brendan Gleeson
Cadfael (1994); directed by Sebastian Graham Jones; ITV
Starring: 
- Derek Jacobi = Brother Cadfael
- Michael Culver = Prior Robert
- Julian Firth = Brother Jerome
- Mark Charnock = Brother Oswin
- Terrence Hardiman = Abbot Radulfus
- Albie Woodington = Sergeant Warden
The Lion in Winter (1968); directed by Anthony Harvey; Haworth Productions. Soundtrack (iTunes) by John Barry
Starring:
- Henry II = Peter O’Toole
- Eleanor of Aquitaine = Katharine Hepburn
- Richard = Anthony Hopkins
- King Philip of France = Timothy Dalton
- Geoffrey = John Castle
- John = Nigel Terry
- Alais = Jane Merrow
- Capt. William Marshall = Nigel Stock
- Bishop of Durham = O.Z. Whitehead
Becket (1964); directed by Peter Glenville; Paramount Pictures
Starring: 
- Thomas a Becket = Richard Burton
- Henry II = Peter O’Toole
- King Louis VII of France = John Gielgud
- Pope Alexander III = Paolo Stoppa
- Empress Matilda = Martita Hunt
- Eleanor of Aquitaine = Pamela Brown
- Cardinal Zambelli = Gino Cervi
- Bishop Folliot = Donald Wolfit
- Archbishop of Canterbury = Felix Aylmer
An Age of Kings (1960); directed by Michael Hayes; BBC
Starring:
- Lord Hastings = David Andrews
- John of Lancaster = Patrick Garland
- Earl of Westmoreland = Julian Glover
- Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester = John Ringham
- Charles VI = Alan Rowe
- Earl of Warwick = Frank Windsor
- Duke of Exeter = Terence Lodge
- Fluellen = Kenneth Farrington
Tower of London (1934); directed by Rowland V. Lee; Universal Pictures
Starring:
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester = Basil Rathbone
- Mord = Boris Karloff
- Queen Elyzabeth = Barbara O’Neil
- King Edward IV = Ian Hunter
- Duke of Clarence = Vincent Price
- King Henry VI = Miles Mander
- Henry Tudor = Ralph Forbes
- Lady Alice Barton = Nan Grey
