Jane Lapotaire
Publisher
Lance Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Four women, ghree of whom are black, are victims of violent crime in Kingsmarkham. Two are murdered, one is missiong and the other has been viciously beaten. Barely alive, it is she who will provide Inspector Wexfor with the information that leads him down a puzzling and shocking path of discovery.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
During the period between 1964 and 1977: the royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill; the United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy; survives the Aberfan disaster; observes the Apollo 11 moon landing; and plans for the Investiture of Prince Charles. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of...
4) Lady Jane
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
"In 1553, England's idle rich were anything but idle. With the blessing of the royal family, they plundered the riches of the church, stole the finest farmlands, and generally took all the best things the country had to offer. A cousin to the infamous Henry VIII, Lady Jane Grey disapproved of the way her fellow nobles behaved, and disagreed with their religious beliefs. But as a sheltered 16-year-old, there wasn't much she could do about it. Then,...
5) Vanity Fair
Author
Pub. Date
1860
Language
English
Description
The resourceful and witty orphan, Becky Sharp, eludes her destiny as a governess through amoral behavior, while Amelia Sedley, daughter of a wealthy merchant, has a loving mother to supervise her courtship. Together, the classic characters provide a deeply sarcastic, scathing denunciation of upper crust Victorian society.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"'The crown' traces the life of Queen Elizabeth II from her wedding in 1947 through to the early part of the twenty-first century. Season three covers the time period between 1964 and 1977 ... . Beginning with Harold Wilson's election as the Queen's first Labour prime minister and ending with the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, it follows pivotal moments such as the death and state funeral of Winston Churchill, the Aberfan disaster, the Apollo 11...