gen red ▁films ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Arthur ian ▁legend ▁such ▁as ▁P end rag on : ▁S word ▁of ▁His ▁Father ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁and ▁King ▁Arthur ▁( 2 0 0 4 ). ▁ ▁Many ▁historical ▁narr atives ▁have ▁been ▁expanded ▁into ▁television ▁series . ▁Notable ▁ancient ▁history ▁inspired ▁TV ▁series ▁include : ▁Rome , ▁Spart ac us , ▁Egypt , ▁The ▁Last ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁I ▁Claud ius . ▁T ud or ▁England ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁very ▁prominent ▁subject ▁in ▁television ▁series ▁like ▁The ▁T ud ors , ▁The ▁Virgin ▁Queen ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁I . ▁Program s ▁about ▁the ▁Napole onic ▁Wars ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁produced , ▁like ▁Sh ar pe ▁and ▁Horn b lower . ▁Historical ▁soap ▁oper as ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁popular , ▁including ▁the ▁Turkish ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Magn ific ent ▁Century ▁and ▁Once ▁Upon ▁A ▁Time ▁In ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire : ▁Reb ell ion . ▁Chinese ▁stud ios ▁have ▁also ▁produced ▁television ▁series ▁like ▁The ▁Leg end ▁and ▁the ▁Hero , ▁its ▁sequ el ▁series , ▁King ' s ▁War ▁and ▁The ▁Q in ▁Empire . ▁There ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁produced ▁pure ▁W ux ia ▁television ▁series , ▁many ▁based ▁on ▁works ▁by ▁Jin ▁Y ong ▁like ▁Cond or ▁Tr il ogy ▁and ▁S words man , ▁also ▁Lu ▁X ia of eng ▁and ▁Ch u ▁Li ux i ang ▁by ▁Gu ▁Long . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁very ▁popular ▁in ▁China , ▁but ▁largely ▁un not iced ▁in ▁Western ▁media . ▁ ▁The ▁theatre ▁History