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10 Best Movies Like Young Bess

If you loved Young Bess, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex

1939★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

This period drama frames the tumultuous affair between Queen Elizabeth I and the man who would be King of England....

#2
The Young Victoria

The Young Victoria

2009★ 7.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regenc...

#3
Lady Jane

Lady Jane

1986★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation...

#4
Mary of Scotland

Mary of Scotland

1936★ 6.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History & Romance. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The recently widowed Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to reclaim her throne but is opposed by her half-brother and her own Scottish lords....

#5
Queen of the Desert

Queen of the Desert

2015★ 5.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A chronicle of Gertrude Bell's life, a traveler, writer, archaeologist, explorer, cartographer, and political attaché for the British Empire in the Near and Middle East at the dawn...

#6
The Private Life of Henry VIII

The Private Life of Henry VIII

1933★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Young Bess for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Renowned for his excess, King Henry VIII goes through a series of wives during his rule. With Anne Boleyn, his second wife, executed on charges of treason, King Henry weds maid Jan...

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