Derek Jacobi
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to the Wicked Uncle of history. Could such a sensitive, noble face belong to a venomous hunchback who may have killed his brother's children to make his crown secure? Or could Richard have been the victim, turned into a monster by the usurpers of England's throne? Grant determines to find out...
Author
Language
English
Description
"In this brilliant sequel to The Handmaid's Tale, acclaimed author Margaret Atwood answers the questions that have tantalized readers for decades. When the van door slammed on Offred's future at the end of The Handmaid's Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead for her--freedom, prison or death. With The Testaments, the wait is over. Margaret Atwood's sequel picks up the story more than fifteen years after Offred stepped into the unknown,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
"Amid the throng of hopeful pilgrims flocking to Shrewsbury Abbey on "Cripples' Day," a body is found in a leather sack. Brother Cadfael boils the body down to bones searching for clues to the victim's fate. In the excitement of the day's festivities, the bones are stolen and the chief robbery suspect disappears, leaving Cadfael to unravel a twisted tale of retribution and murder." --container.
6) Manor House
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"A fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s. Another adventure in placing contemporary people into the lifestyle of a previous historical era."
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
"Brothers from Ramsey come to Shrewsbury looking for money to rebuild their monastery, which has been ransacked by rebel soldiers. They claim that a loan of Saint Winifred's Holy Relics, which are housed at Shrewsbury, would be suitable generosity. Cadfael and the Abbot opt to provide the men with a gift of precious gems instead. Then, during a cataclysmic night of violent storms, the Holy Relics disappear. Cadfael is dispatched to recover them and...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
"Since the Prior of Shrewsbury Abbey wishes to have the bones of St. Winifred on display, a party of monks treks to Wales to dig up her remains. The monks are met with much hostility but things go from bad to worse when the main opponent to their excavation efforts is found dead." --container
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2001.
Language
English
Description
"Brother Eluric, a young monk, falls in love with a beautiful widow in Shrewsbury Town. While the widow has many suitors vying for her hand, no one seems concerned about Brother Eluric's affections. But then, Brother Euric is found cruelly bludgeoned to death." --container
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002.
Language
English
Description
"After the local potter's field is given to the abbey, a plowman unearths a skeleton with long thick women's tresses unceremoniously buried there. Suspicion immediately falls on the newest monk, Brother Ruald, who lived on the land with his wife until abandoning it, and her, for the monastic life. The abandoned wife, a lovely young woman who pleaded with her husband not to leave, has been missing since shortly after Ruald left to answer his calling...
14) The Odessa file
Publisher
Columbia Pictures
Pub. Date
c1999.
Language
English
Description
A newspaperman sets out to track down a Nazi war criminal. The clues lead him to a weaponry complex of international strategic consequences.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Award-winning comedy drama and PBS favorite returns for a second season as the two childhood sweethearts work to finally make a life together. After Alan's near fatal heart attack, he and Celia decide to marry secretly - but how will their daughters react? Uptight Caroline and rebellious Gillian discover they actually quite like each other, but will the fact Gillian spent a night with Caroline's ex-husband John jeopardize the stepsisters' fledgling...
16) Richard II
Publisher
Ambrose Video
Pub. Date
1984.
Language
English
Description
This production is part of a famous series produced by BBC of all of William Shakespeare's plays. The resulting films, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilized the best theatrical and television directors and brought highly praised performances from leading contemporary actors. Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and...
17) I, Claudius
Publisher
Image Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000.
Language
English
Description
"Tracing the lives of several Roman emperors, it's an epic of ruthless ambition, shocking debauchery and murderous intrigue set in one of history's most fascinating eras."
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
There is something alive within the gloomy walls of Carwell Grange and it is not quite human. This spine-chilling, Victorian-era thriller pits bone-chilling fear against hot-blooded passion. As an orphaned child, Alice Maybell was taken in by Squire Fairfields. Now that she has grown into a beautiful young woman, his intentions have turned sinister. When she secretly marries his son, Charles, the Squire's wrath explodes and the desperate couple flee...
20) Henry V
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Having recently been crowned King of England, Henry commands a massive invasion to assert what he believes is his legal right to the throne of France. But a mighty army stands in his way and the young monarch must rely on untested reserves of courage and cunning as he personally leads his outnumbered forces into a desperate battle for the honor and glory of the British Empire.