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Publication Date
c2008
Physical Desc
380 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill., map ; 24 cm.
Description
A professor of religious studies traces his adventurous search for the Ark of the Covenant, a life-threatening quest during which he received assistance from a host of secular and political supporters.
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Series
History of England volume 2
Publication Date
2013.
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x, 507 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), color map ; 25 cm
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Penguin history of Britain volume 5
Publication Date
2001
Physical Desc
xiii, 433 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Publication Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (533 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
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 England.
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Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
55 pages : colour illustrations, maps (some colour), genealogical table ; 26 cm
Description
"Live Like a Tudor is a fascinating journey back in time to find out what it was really like to live in Elizabethan England. This book reveals what it was like to live in the turbulent Tudor times, when England's kings and queens held absolute power over their subjects, and stepping out of line meant a whipping or worse. From Henry VII to Elizabeth I, the Tudor monarchs were colorful, powerful people who presided over an era of naval expansion, exploration...
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The best-selling author of The Plantagenets traces the 15th-century civil wars that irrevocably shaped the British crown, particularly evaluating the roles of strong women including Margaret of Anjou, Elizabeth Woodville and Margaret Beaufort in shifting power between two ruling families. Includes six maps and four genealogies.
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Series
Wars of the Roses volume 4
Publication Date
2017.
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Description
England, 1470. A divided kingdom cannot stand. King Edward of York has been driven out of England. Queen Elizabeth and her children tremble in sanctuary at Westminster Abbey. The House of Lancaster has won the crown, but York will not go quietly. Desperate to reclaim his throne, Edward lands at Ravenspur with a half-drowned army and his brother Richard at his side. Every hand is against them, every city gate is shut, yet the brothers York go on the...
12) Tracking Edith
Publication Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Every family has its secrets. Director Peter Stephan Jungk had always known that his Austrian-born great aunt, Edith Tudor-Hart, was a talented documentary photographer. But it was not until twenty years after her death in 1973 that he learned she had led a double life, and changed the course of history. Jungk unravels what had been a well-kept secret by speaking with military historians, photo archivists, ex-KGB agents, and family members.
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Publication Date
2017.
Physical Desc
154 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 22 cm
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Margaret Tudor was Henry VIII's older sister and became the Queen of Scotland after her marriage to James IV in 1503. Her life was troubled and fraught with tension. She was continually caught between her country of birth and the country she ruled. After James IV's death, she made the disastrous decision to marry the Earl of Angus, threatening her regency and forcing the Scottish council to send for the Duke of Albany to rule in her stead. Over the...
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Publication Date
2012
Physical Desc
xiv, 448 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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Profiles Henry VII as an enigmatic and ruthless king of a country ravaged by decades of conspiracy and civil war, discussing the costs of establishing a Tudor monarchy and the ways he set the stage for Henry VIII's reign.
Publication Date
[2008]
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4 videodiscs (556 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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King Henry VIII: young, sexy and the most powerful man in the world. The throne and the entire world became his at age 19. This television series reveals the early years of the passionate, vibrant and scandalous man who forever changed the course of history.
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Publication Date
2018.
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317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm
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"Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure and betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age and Ralegh's famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness. How could a man once the Queen's favourite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy...
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Publication Date
2018.
Physical Desc
xii, 402 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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"Monarchs : they're just like us. They entertain their friends and eat and worry about money. Henry VIII tripped over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back on the alcohol bills. In Behind the Throne, historian Adrian Tinniswood uncovers the reality of five centuries of life at the English court, taking the reader on a remarkable journey from one Queen Elizabeth to another and exploring life as it was lived by...
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Publication Date
2023.
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278 pages : map ; 20 cm.
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"Max Tudor thought he'd left the world of deceit when he resigned from MI5 to become an Anglican priest. Then his bishop asks him to return to his Oxford college, St Luke's, to investigate the death of its chaplain, and Max realizes there's no leaving the past behind. At first, Max agrees with the official police verdict of death by natural causes. The Rev. Ace Graybill was as harmless a man as ever lived. It's difficult to see how he managed to cross...
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Publication Date
2025.
Physical Desc
xii, 473 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps, genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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"From the assassination of his father to the explosive political and personal intrigues of his reign, this fresh biography reveals as never before the passions that drove King James I. Gareth Russell's "rollicking, gossipy" (Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets), and scholarly voice invites us into James's world, revealing a monarch whose reign was defined by both his public power and personal vulnerabilities. For too long, historians have shied...
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