Summary: 17th century Britain was a hotbed of revolution, treachery and court intrigue. Oliver Cromwell, the fiery ambitious commoner took on the monarchy and changed the course of Western civilization. He and King Charles I fought for absolute rule.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment 2003
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA CROSummary: The rollicking adventures of Tom Jones, as he romps across 18th century England. From bedrooms to rural inns to London's dangerous streets. Cast out from his home and forbidden his true love, Tom must overcome the charms of an older seductress and the sinister plot of a nefarious rival to win his lover's heart.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Home Video 2002
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV TOMSummary: Follows the life of Mahatma Gandhi from his days as a lawyer in South Africa to his role as India's spiritual leader by using his philosophy of non-violent but direct-action protest that helped end British rule. Centers on the extraordinary man who fought for a nonviolent, peaceful existence and set an entire nation free.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA GANArmstrong, Dorsey
Summary: For more than 1,000 years, stories of King Arthur and his knights have fascinated people from all different walks of life. What is it about this story that has given it such enduring popularity? What are the themes and ideals of Arthurian legend that have appealed to so many people across time and space? In this 24-lecture course, you will learn about the origins and development of Arthur's...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 942 KINSummary: "Richard is King. A monarch ordained by God to lead his people. But he is also a man of very human weakness. A man whose vanity threatens to divide the great houses of England and drag his people into a dynastic civil war that will last 100 years"--Container.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Performing Arts DVDs, Call number: DVD PERFORMING ARTS RICSummary: Set in 1940 London, the story is an ode to how women played a major role in boosting national morale during the Blitz of London in the second World War.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY THESummary: An adaptation of the novel by Baroness Orczy in which a dashing dandy of the English court tries to defend innocent aristocrats from the violence of the French revolution.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Madacy 1999
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA SCASummary: A moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little know team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War. On 26 February 1935, Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated for the first time that aircraft could be detected by bouncing radio waves off them. By the time the war began in 1939, radar stations were dotted along the British coast, tracking aircraft at...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV CASSummary: The result of the Brexit referendum in the summer of 2016 caused a political earthquake that laid waste to the normally stable British establishment and sent political tremors across the world. This punchy and provocative feature length drama goes exclusively behind the scenes of the 'Vote Leave' campaign, unpacking the personalities, strategies, and feuds of the winning side, and exploring the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV BRESummary: It is a time of both splendor and despair for the deeply divided French nation where the self-serving King Louis XIV enjoys the riches of the world while his people starve. Believing he is all-powerful, Louis fears no one -- except the one person who could bring an end to his absolute power: the man he condemned to wear an iron mask and be imprisoned for life. But when the king's selfish...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 1998
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD ACTION/ADVENTURE MANSummary: England during the English Civil War. A small group of deserters flee from a raging battle through an overgrown field. They are captured by two men: O'Neil and Cutler. O'Neil, an alchemist, forces the group to aid him in his search to find a hidden treasure.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Horror DVDs, Call number: DVD HORROR FIESummary: This film dramatizes part of the Israeli independence moment, dealing with various factions involved in the internecine struggle between the moderate Haganah and the radical terrorist Irgun Zvai Leumi. Interspersed throughout are segments showing the migration of European Jews to the new land, paying special attention to the ragged survivors of Nazi death camps on board the vessel Exodus,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2002
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA EXOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Exodus 2002Summary: In Tolstoy's timeless epic of love and loss, a circle of aristocrats finds their glittering world crumbling as war threatens imperial Russia. Set during the years of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows the changing fortunes of brooding hero Prince Andrej, his bookish friend Pierre, and the spirited but naive Natasha. As Napoleon's armies menace their privileged lives, the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD WARSummary: R.D. Blackmore's classic tale of forbidden love, revenge, and adventure in lawless 17th century England is one of the greatest love stories ever told. Lavish costumes, dazzling scenery, and a stellar supporting cast round out this splendid version.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV LORSummary: Robin Hood attempts to save England from Prince John and the Sheriff of Rottingham, while also winning the heart of Maid Marian.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment 2006
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2 available in Comedy DVDs, Call number: DVD COMEDY ROBCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD Movie Robin 2006Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD ROBSummary: This is the shocking true story of the Battle of Isandlwana: in January 1879, arrogant officials of the British colony of Natal, Africa issued a list of unauthorized ultimatums to the Zulu Nation. When the Zulu king refused their demands, the empire declared war. And in a series of grave tactical blunders, a garrison of 1,500 British soldiers faced an army of 25,000 enraged Zulu warriors in...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Severin Films 2013
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY DRAMA ZULSummary: Anne of the thousand days: Follow King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn in one of history's most famous tragic love affairs in the Academy Award winning masterpiece starring Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA ANNSummary: In 13th century England, Robin and his band of marauders confront corruption in a local village and lead an uprising against the crown that will forever alter the balance of world power. And whether thief or hero, one man from humble beginnings will become an eternal symbol of freedom for his people.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2010
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1 available in Action / Adventure DVDs, Call number: DVD + BLU-RAY ACTION/ADVENTURE ROBSummary: The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD MOVIE VICSummary: This stirring and poetic depiction of a feud between two rival medieval clans is a fierce, epic, and meticulously designed evocation of the clashes between Christianity and Pagansim, humankind and nature, and love and violence.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Criterion Collection 2013
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN MARSummary: Thrown into a political marriage of convenience by her ruthlessly power-hungry family, the beautiful Margot soon finds herself hopelessly drawn into their murderous affairs. It's then she realizes her only hope of escape lies somewhere between the heroic soldier who loves her and the enemy husband who could save her.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Home Entertainment 1995