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Russell, GarethRussell, Gareth
Summary: This collection of one hundred and one anecdotes about Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, features amusing and fascinating vignettes from her long life, including her coming of age during World War I and the 1936 abdication of her brother-in-law.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2022
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ELIZABETH RUSRussell, 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.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2023
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 942.1 RUSRussell, Gareth
Summary: "Written with narrative flair and historical authority, this biography of the tragic life of Catherine Howard, fifth wife of Henry VIII, breaks new ground in our understanding of the young, doomed woman who became queen at a time of unprecedented social and political tension. On the morning of July 28, 1540, as King Henry VIII's former confidant Thomas Cromwell was being led to his execution, a...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CATHERINE HOWARD, QUEEN RUSRussell, Gareth
Summary: "A product of Anglo-American capitalism, built by a generation that had never known trauma and was bored by its own prosperity and success, the Titanic set sail into a world that was about to change forever. Modernity was shaking the class system, the Industrial Revolution was creating new kinds of wealth, and revolutionary fervor would lead to The Great War. Exploring the infamous disaster...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 910.9163 RUSSummary: An ordinary London bus ride takes the Doctor and some unsuspecting passengers through an unexpected wormhole to an extraordinary adventure on a vast wasteland planet. The Doctor must join forces with the mysterious Lady Christina, an unfamiliar insectoid species, and a quirky scientist in London to stop a terrifying swarm and fulfill his promise to get the frightened passengers back home.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2009