☆ dark & gritty hist.☆

Dramas & films that are dark and gritty historical dramas. Whether realistic, as in dark, underhanded politics and scheming, political intrigue etc. or fantastical as in monsters and the supernatural realm.

Please leave recommendations for this list! Needing more dark historical content. History is filled with dark and gritty stories, epic events, intense figures and harsh realities. I love to learn more about bygone eras, historical ways of life, but also watch some dramas with a dark fictional twist.