Summary: Lucy Worsley brings to life key events in European royal history, covering: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and England's parting of ways with Catholic Europe; the Regency, and the reasons that George III reliquished power; the Russian Revolution, revealing that the Czar had actually been deposed by an uprising that had preceded the October Revolution of 1917.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV LUCScobie, Omid
Summary: "On September 8, 2022, the world stood still as news broke of Queen Elizabeth II's passing. Her death dismantled the protective shield around the world's most famous family and saw a long-simmering crisis of confidence in the British monarchy begin to resurface. Now, with unique insight, deep access, and exclusive revelations, journalist Omid Scobie pulls back the curtain on an institution in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dey Street Books, an imprint of William Morrow 2023
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2 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 941.086 SCOSummary: This videodisc presents the rarely dramatized, tumultuous early years of King Henry VIII's nearly 40 year, omnipotent reign (1509-1547). In addition to his famous female consorts and 20+ year marriage to Catherine of Aragon and to the infamous dalliance with Anne Boleyn, the series delves in to Henry's most notable political relationship and the deconstruction of the Roman Catholic Church in...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2010
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TUDSummary: "Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD HOUCopies Available at Interlochen
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4 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV HOUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV HOUMitchell, David
Summary: In this hilarious book that takes history seriously, a British actor and comedian introduces England's earliest kings and queens, who were mostly as silly and weird in real life as they appear today in their portraits, revealing a story of narcissists, inadequate self-control, excessive beheadings, uncivil wars and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Baker, Kylie Lee
Summary: In an alternate Tang Dynasty China, aspiring royal alchemist Zilan, who has the ability to resurrect the dead, arrives in the capital to compete against the best alchemists in the country and becomes drawn into the dangerous political games of the royal family.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Inkyard Press 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BAKKenyon, Sherrilyn
Summary: Bastien Cabarro survived the brutal slaughter of his entire family only to have his wife pin their murders on him. Made Ravin by The League, he is now a target for their assassins-in-training to hunt and kill. The average life expectancy for such beings is six weeks. But defying the odds is what this Gyron Force officer does best, and Bastien won't rest until he lays his betrayers in their...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Macmillan Audio 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC KENAsselin, Kristine Carlson.
Summary: Discusses the dynasties of the Egyptian pharaohs and the impact of their rule on their own country and the ancient world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J932 CAPMartin, George R. R.
Summary: Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen, the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria, took up residence on Dragonstone. Their tale begins with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, and goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC MARSebag Montefiore, Simon
Summary: "From the acclaimed author of The Romanovs-a magisterial history of humanity viewed through the lens of its most powerful dynasties In this sprawling and eye-opening book, best-selling historian Simon Sebag Montefiore chronicles the world's great dynasties across human history through engrossing tales of palace intrigue, glorious battle, and the real lives of people who held unfathomable power....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 929.7 SEBTitus, Eve
Summary: With Sherlock Holmes away on a case, Basil and Doctor Dawson find themselves at loose ends until an urgent message arrives: Basil's services are required by the noblemice of Marlborough House! Marlborough House is the home of Edward, the Prince of Wales (second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria) who lives there with various children and family members. Unbeknownst to the human royals,...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD TITSummary: Dr. Lucy Worsley explores the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last 400 years, from Elizabeth I to the present Queen Elizabeth II, explaining how the royal wardrobe is a carefully orchestrated piece of theater managed by the royals themselves to control the right image and project the right message to their subjects. Royal fashion is, and always has been, as much about politics...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2015
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TALPower, Rory
Summary: "The Argyros siblings have lost everything. With their father dead and their family home captured, they're no longer the rulers of their fractured kingdom--and no longer bound to each other. In the frozen north, Rhea struggles to wield her newly inherited command over death and to find her place in an increasingly distrustful rebel group. Chrysanthi travels to a distant, war-torn land in search...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2023
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POWRobson, Laura Brooke
Summary: In a world bound for an epic flood, Natasha, a Principal Flyer in the court's Royal Flyers, a lauded fleet of aerial silk performers, will do anything to save her family, but unbeknownst to her, her newest recruit has plans of her own.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Books 2021
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC ROBSummary: The story of the life of the young lion Simba and the inhabitants of the Pridelands during the reign of his father Mufasa, the Lion King, as well as his successor and younger brother, Scar.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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1 available in Family DVDs, Call number: Blu3D DVD Fam LionSummary: For the first time, cameras were allowed inside Windsor Castle to chronicle a year in the life of the world's oldest working castle. Located west of London, Windsor is the Queen's favorite home and the place from which the Royal Family takes its name.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by Acorn Media 2005
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV WINKeir, Linda
Summary: "Jennie Jensen is touring Europe...when Prince Hugh of Wales...appears at a gig and requests his favorite song. He's already smitten, and soon so is she. After a secretive, whirlwind romance, Hugh proposes, and when Jennie accepts, her world changes overnight... She's still learning to navigate the minefield of constant scrutiny...When Jennie receives a threatening note, she can't help but see...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blackstone Publishing 2024
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC KEIBaker, Matt
Summary: Over the course of 1,500 years, the British monarchy has undergone numerous transformations--from early warrior kings ruling a fragmented land to today's mostly ceremonial head of state, King Charles III. Timeline of the British Monarchy is a detailed work of visual reference from the founders of the Useful Charts website that traces the lineages of the kings and queens of Great Britain from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thunder Bay Press 2023
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 942.086 BAKMulford, A. K.
Summary: "Twins Calla and Briar have spent their entire lives hiding from the powerful sorceress who destroyed their kingdom...and from the humans who don't know they are Wolves. Each twin has their own purpose in life: Briar's is to marry the prince of an ally pack and save the Golden Court. Calla's purpose is to remain a secret, her twin's shadow . . . the backup plan. No one knows who Calla truly is...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Voyager 2023
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1 available in Browsing Hot Titles, Call number: HOT TITLEPower, Rory
Summary: "Twins imbued with incredible magic and near-immortality will do anything to keep their family safe-even if it tears the siblings apart-in the first book of a mythic epic fantasy from the New York Times bestselling author of Wilder Girls. Rhea and her twin brother, Lexos, have spent an eternity helping their father rule their small, unstable country, using their control over the seasons, tides,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Del Rey 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC POWRussell, Gareth
Summary: Takes us into every room of Hampton Court Palace-the stage of some of the most important events in British history, such as the commissioning of King James's version of the Bible and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ball, illustrating what was at play politically, socially and economically at the time.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 942.1 RUSRhys-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.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Showtime Entertainment 2008
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Summary: Passionately in love with Richard III in spite of her arranged marriage to pretender to the throne Henry Tudor, Princess Elizabeth of York is forced to marry the man who murdered her lover and create a royal family under the controlling gaze of his mother, Margaret Beaufort.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GREHarper, Karen
Summary: In April 1897, Charlotte Bill enters service into the house of the Duke and Duchess of York as a nanny. For decades, "Lala", as she is called, cares for her royal charges, some of which will rule, and one known as "The Lost Prince". (summary).
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins 2016