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Rhys-Meyers, JonathanSummary: Worshipped as a national savior, Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson masterminded the naval victories that thwarted Napoleon's plans to invade Britain. Yet, in the midst of public adulation, rumors swirled about his private life. Nelson took a friend's wife as a mistress and even fathered a child by her in secret. Seen through the eyes of four people close to him: his wife, who feels bitter and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV ISummary: Season two follows Queen Elizabeth through the late 1950s and early '60s as she struggles to navigate a world that's changing around her. She must face the challenges of a new era, from the Suez Canal crisis to the assassination of John F. Kennedy, while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Cr 2Copies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Woodmere
3 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CROCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2018Summary: The British Empire is in decline, the political world is in disarray, and a young woman takes the throne... a new era is dawning. Queen Elizabeth II is a 25-year-old newlywed faced with the daunting prospect of leading the world's most famous monarchy while forging a relationship with legendary Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CROCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD CRO NOT RATEDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CROCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Cr 1Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Crown 2017Summary: After failing to have his marriage to Katherine annulled, Henry appoints himself the head of the Church of England. Anne Boleyn insists that Henry remove the Queen from the picture. A royal visit to France finally prompts Anne to consummate her relationship with Henry. After failed attempts to have his marriage annulled, Henry's patience finally wears out and he marries Anne in secret. The king...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TUDCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TUDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TudorsRhys-Meyers, Jonathan
Summary: Chronicles the life and reign of young King Henry VIII as he quests for a legitimate male heir and separates from the Catholic church.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TUDCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV TudorsSummary: In 1837, a diminutive, neglected teenager is crowned Queen Victoria, navigates the scandal, corruption, and political intrigues of the Court, and soon rises to become the most powerful woman in the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICCopies Available at Interlochen
2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Victioria 2017Copies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Vi 1Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD VIC NOT RATEDSummary: "[This program] charts Catherine's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russian's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea. Beyond its tale of a political success story against all odds, the series chronicles the passionate love affair between Catherine and Russian military leader Grigory Potemkin."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV CATSummary: In a world replete with greed, betrayal, sexual intrigue and rivalry, the series is based on the famed explorer's adventures in Kublai Khan's court in thirteenth century China.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV MARSummary: Catherine of Aragon, the Princess of Spain, marries the English Prince Arthur. After his death, she sets her eyes on the future King Henry VIII.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SPACopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Spanish 2021Summary: In 1667, the powerful king of France, Louis XIV, is but 28 years old when he decides to build Versailles, the greatest palace in the world. After draining the budget, affairs and political intrigues complicate things.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV VERSummary: The Great returns in Season Two from Golden Globe and Academy Award nominee Tony McNamara (The Favourite). Catherine finally takes the Russian throne for her own- but if she thought coup-ing her husband was difficult, it's nothing compared to the realities of liberating a country that doesn't want to be. She'll battle her court, her team, even her own mother in a bid to bring the Enlightenment...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRESummary: The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.
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Publisher / Publication Date: PBS Distribution 2018
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV VICCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Vi 2Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD VIC NOT RATEDSummary: The Final Season revolves around more court machinations, complicated relationships, and coup attempts. Catherine is still in charge, meeting with peasants and nobles to get input on her quest to modernize Russia. She₂s working on bonding with Peter and their young son Paul. Meanwhile, the sidelined Peter tries his hand at "First Husband" duties like hunting and inventing new cuisines but soon...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRESummary: Marie Antoinette is just a teenager when she leaves Austria to marry the Dauphin of France. When she arrives at Versailles, she must obey the numerous and complex rules of the French court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MARSummary: A satirical interpretation of the biography of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD GRECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV GRESummary: Ambitious and acclaimed series from The Queen writer Peter Morgan offers a comprehensive look at the adult life and reign of Elizabeth II over a projected six-season arc. The fifth season follows Elizabeth from the early to late '90s, as the fraying union of Charles and Diana ultimately came to separation, and John Major saw his tenure as prime minister end with the election of Tony Blair.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023