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Doherty, P. C. Franklin, Ariana. Gregory, Philippa Matthews, John Shakespeare, WilliamSummary: "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: The Hollow crown: "New adaptations of Shakespeare's tetralogy of history plays comprising the 'Henriad' for the BBC's 2012 Cultural Olympiad: King Richard II; King Henry IV, Part 1; King Henry IV, Part 2; King Henry V. The plays chronicle a continuous period in British history from the end of the 14th century to the aftermath of the Battle of Agincourt in 1415. Together, the plays comprise a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOLSummary: Historical drama of the conflict between King Henry II of England and his wife Eleanor of Aquitaine over Henry's successor to the British throne.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MGM Home Entertainment 2001
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA LIOShakespeare, William
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.33 SHASummary: War game: A dramatization of the possible effects of nuclear warfare on Great Britain. Explores the physical damage effects, the psychological effects on the survivors, the societal logic for the existence of nuclear arms, and the attempts to understand how the balance of power keeps atomic weapons in check.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: New Yorker Video 2006
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WARDoherty, P. C.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DOHFranklin, Ariana.
Summary: When the bodies of two people are discovered in the remains of an arson fire that destroyed Glastonbury Abbey, Adelia Aguilar, Mistress of the Art of Death, is ordered by Henry II to determine if one of the sets of bones belongs to the legendary Celtic savior Arthur.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Audio 2009
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FRAMatthews, John
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Firebird Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 940.14 MatthSummary: Henry II surprises England by naming his fellow rogue and trusted confidant Thomas Becket as Chancellor. But when Henry next appoints him Archbishop of Canterbury, Becket shocks the world by openly defying the King with his newfound faith and compassion. Will a desperate ruler now destroy a beloved friend to save his splintering kingdom?
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MPI Home Video 2007
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1 available in Drama DVDs, Call number: DVD DRAMA BECFranklin, Ariana.
Summary: 1176, King Henry II's daughter is set to marry the king of Sicily. But when several wedding guests are murdered during the procession, Adelia must uncover who is behind the killings and who is the killer's real target.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC FRAGregory, Philippa
Summary: When Katherine of Aragon is brought to the Tudor court as a young bride, the oldest princess, Margaret takes her measure. With one look, each knows the other for a rival, an ally, a pawn, destined with Margaret's younger sister Mary to a sisterhood unique in the world. The three sisters will become the queens of England, Scotland, and France. United by family loyalties and affections, the three...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016