THE PRIVATE LIFE OF HENRY VIII King Henry VIII marries five more times after his divorce from his first wife Catherine of Aragon. THE RISE OF CATHERINE THE GREAT Straightforward biography of the Russian Empress, up to her assumption of the throne.
THE SCARLET PIMPERNEL A noblewoman discovers her husband is The Scarlet Pimpernel, a vigilante who rescues aristocrats from the blade of the guillotine.
SANDERS OF THE RIVER A British District Officer in Nigeria in the 1930s rules his area strictly but justly. He struggles with gun-runners and slavers with the aid of a loyal native chief.
REMBRANDT The respected painter takes to drink and faces down scandal after his wife dies.