If you love period dramas then you must always be on a lookout for a good piece of art in your favourite genre. It is so easy to mess up this genre that finding the best period dramas is often a difficult task.
To make your search a little bit easier we bring to you a list of the best period dramas out there that everyone needs to watch.
- The Crown- One of the best period dramas, The Crown is a piece of art with its good writing, perfect costumes, great acting and an overall phenomenal execution. The season starts in 1947 with the marriage of Queen Elizabeth then a princess to Philip and follows the life of the British monarchs, aristocrats, socialites and politicians. It covers many major events like the London smog and the Suez Crisis. What makes this series stand out is the unique and novel perspective on the life of Prince Philip about whom not many people know and his struggles of being married to a Queen. The fans are currently waiting for the third season.
- The Tudors- Another one the best period dramas based on the British ruling family. The series follows the mad and revolutionary reign of the infamous King Henry the eight. This series filled with politics, drama, history, lust and a discarding of lots of Queens is a must watch. What makes this series all the more interesting is the fact that it is based on a time period that changed the course of the history of England and revolutionized the way people lived.
- Pride and Prejudice- If you are a fan of period dramas then a story by Jane Austen cannot possibly not be in your list. This Jane Austen classic is often described as following the lives of the five Bennett sisters, the story is actually a testament to the societal position of women in that era.
