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Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Conventional images, born from countless vampire films, are mostly associated with Bram Stoker and his iconic 1897 novel Dracula. However, despite the popularity and influence of this celebrated novel, the vampire myth dates back more than 1,000 years. In a fascinating journey back through time, uncover the ancient folkloric origins of blood-craving creatures from beyond the grave. Learn how the vampire myth is strongly rooted in Eastern European...
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Exploring Greek myth's most popular hero, of the ancient world. Journey with Hercules as he embarks on his celebrated twelve labors to atone for committing a heinous crime. Follow his quest for redemption as he battles injustice, slays fearsome creatures, commits thefts and murders; and even defies the gods themselves. But could a real person have inspired his story? Find out, with archaeological evidence from Eleusis to Athens.
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Three specials featuring an in-depth view of the infamous Norsemen. 1. A look at the sea-going warriors who attacked Europe with savage fury and violence. 2. The Vikings sailed up rivers to sack inland towns, sites of crucial events in history that are now lost. Follow historical detectives using evidence from excavations, scientific studies and historical documents to see what these locations looked like. 3. A Green Beret reveals why the Vikings...
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"A riveting adventure of how America was invented. 'America the story of us' focuses on the people, ideas and events that built our nation, covering 400 years of America history in the most extensive and in-depth television series ever produced by History. Sharing their thoughts on the building of America, and what it means to be an American, are a world-class group of individuals including Tom Brokaw, Michael Douglas, Meryl Streep, Buzz Aldrin, Colin...
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
rankie Terris and Mannie Robbins are the two most powerful gangsters in their city. Frankie has a young sister, Louise, whom he has kept at a boarding school away from the stench of his racketeering. Mannie's young son, Joe, is also ignorant of his father's profession. Louise and Joe meet, and Joe tries to make love to her. Frankie interrupts and, in a fight that follows, kills Joe. Mannie vows to get Frankie. The latter, sentenced to Alcatraz, fears...
13) The Templar code
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
For nearly two centuries, the Knights Templar was the most powerful order in the medieval world. Today, the group's legacy is played out in an array of Hollywood blockbusters and numerous works of popular literature. Despite the Knights' long reign of power, the order experienced a sudden collapse in the early fourteenth century when certain members stood accused of unspeakable crimes and were subsequently tortured and killed. Interviews some of the...
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
From the first settlement of Russe Vikings to the brutal murder of Tsar Nicholas II and his family. This epic program encompasses nearly a thousand years of despair and rebellion, innovation and conflict. Explores the tumultuous lives of figures like Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and Catherine the Great. Events include the December Revolution and Napoleon's ill-fated invasion and how they changed history.
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
Documents the 72-year struggle for women's suffrage which culminated in the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. It illuminates the alliances, infighting, betrayals and defeats that paved the way for victory in the battle for women's right to vote. Historical footage is enhanced with vocal performances, and interviews with historians provide the viewer with both current and historical perspectives.
18) The War of 1812
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
A two-hour documentary looking at this important historic event from several perspectives, the American, Canadian, British and Native American. The program will have some limited but very well done reenactments and major historians, authors, and experts.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Alexandria, Virginia, 1862. The lives of two volunteer nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War--Mary Phinney, a staunch New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a native Confederate belle--collide at Mansion House, the Green family's luxury hotel that has been transformed into a Union Army hospital. Ruled under martial law, the border town in Alexandria is now the melting pot of the region, filled with soldiers, civilians, female volunteers, doctors,...
Series
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
The sweeping Downton Abbey saga continues, beginning six months after the unexpected death of Matthew Crawley, heir to Downton Abbey, husband to Lady Mary, and brand new father to a baby boy and successor, in a car accident. Although it is the 1920s, Britain still observes mourning rituals that are almost Victorian in their solemnity. Nonetheless, life goes on at Downton Abbey and the Crawleys are beginning to snap out of it.
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