Ben Miles
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"With 'The Mirror & the Light', Hilary Mantel brings to a triumphant close the trilogy she began with her peerless, Booker Prize-winning novels, 'Wolf Hall' and 'Bring Up the Bodies'. She traces the final years of Thomas Cromwell, the boy from nowhere who climbs to the heights of power, offering a defining portrait of predator and prey, of a ferocious contest between present and past, between royal will and a common man’s vision: of a modern nation...
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
406 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
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Description
Annie, her relationship with Duncan over, strikes up an E-mail correspondence with Duncan's idol Tucker Crowe, a reclusive singer/songwriter who has not been heard from in over twenty years, and possibilities abound when Tucker, about to release an acoustic version of his greatest album, is summoned to England--where Annie lives.
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (352 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The true story of 19-year-old Christine Keeler who found herself at the center of a scandal that brought down the British government and created a political, sexual and cultural revolution.
4) Freezing
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (88 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Elizabeth and Mike have been married for ten years, and both their careers seem frozen. Elizabeth is an Oscar-nominated actress, but her film work has dried up and now she wonders where the next job will come from. Mike has been replaced at the publishing firm where he's worked for 15 years. As a result - and for the first time in their marriage - Mike and Elizabeth now have to spend their days together at home - two freelancers seeking work.
Series
Crown volume Season 1
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 599 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Larger print ed.
Physical Desc
683 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Though he battled for seven years to marry her, Henry is disenchanted with Anne Boleyn. She has failed to give him a son and her sharp intelligence and audacious will alienate his old friends and the noble families of England. When the discarded Katherine dies in exile from the court, Anne stands starkly exposed, the focus of gossip and malice. At a word from Henry, Thomas Cromwell is ready to bring her down. Over three terrifying weeks, Anne is...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"Henry VIII, anxious about the consequences of dying without a male heir, is denied permission to annul his marriage of twenty years and marry Anne Boleyn, but the power struggle between the Church and the Crown is mediated by astute politician Thomas Cromwell, who manages to get the king what he wants while keeping his eye on the prize of a free England"--Provided by publisher.