Who wouldn't want to follow the History of English through film?
The Lion in Winter - Eleanor of Aquitaine! She was a major patron of literature, aside from giving us King Richard I and King John.
What's that Anthony Hopkins film about the Peasant Revolt? Ms. Whatsherface showed it to us in sixth-grade social studies. Or could it actually be about the barons' rebellion before the signing of Magna Carta?
Henry V - Katherine on learning English
My Fair Lady - perceptions of class difference in linguistic usage; Cockney English
Chariots of Fire - missionaries in other parts of the world
North and South - Northern variety that is particular to the labouring classes