Medieval France to Age of Discovery

(TV mini-series) Frankish King Charlemagne

778, Roland, a knight of Charlemagne's court is killed at the Battle of Roncevaux Pass against a Muslim army in the Pyrennes

Anna Yaroslavna, a Princess of Kiev, was the queen consort of France as the wife of Henry I (1027-1060) & regent for her son Philip I

Godfrey of Bouillon was one of the leaders of the Crusades (1096-1100) with a successful siege of Jerusalem in 1099

1212, launching of the Children's Crusade; set in France

King Philippe IV (ruled 1285-1314) tries to plunder the Knights Templar and other organizations

Mini-Series

1428; under Charles VII (ruled 1422-1461); Hundred Year's War with England (1337-1453); with Milla Jovovich

With Leelee Sobieski

With Ingrid Bergman

By George Bernard Shaw; with Jean Seberg

French film

German movie about Joan of Arc

Romanian film about Joan of Arc

Very "different" approach to telling the Joan of Arc story

Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

Life and death of a more sophisticated Joan of Arc focusing on the psychological and physical torture used to break her

Set during the Hundred Year's War (1337-1453), a revisionist view of the noble Knights

Fascinating film about Medieval France

1483 Louis XI ­ Notre Dame de Paris; a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice

In 1465 Quentin Durward travels to France for an arranged marriage to suit King Louis XI (reigned from 1461 to 1483)