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Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In-depth portrait of India's most colorful, violent, and majestic era. Though they conquered their kingdom with crushing brutality, the Mughals were also brilliant technological innovators and masters of art and architecture.
3) Richard II
Series
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (148 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
King Richard , a vain, self-indulgent man who rules with little regard for his people's welfare, is called upon to settle a dispute between his cousin Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray. In an act that will spell doom for his reign, he banished both men, and sets into motion a chain of events that will change British history forever.
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 105 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
How the Titanic broke apart and sank has been a mystery for decades. What actually happened after the ship hit the iceberg? In 2005 explorers set out to investigate a virtually unexplored site rarely looked at before. See their startling discoveries.
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Uncovers the ancient folkloric origins of blood-craving creatures from beyond the grave. Learn how the vampire myth is strongly rooted in Eastern European lore, but how it has also played a prominent role in the ancient cultures of Greece and China.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Delhi 1795: John Beecham, a former soldier in the East India Company, is determined to leave the past behind and start a new life. At the grand house, the staff is shocked that their new master has arrived with his infant son, a baby of mixed parentage. John is determined to reunite his family in Delhi and keep the identity of his child secret, but at what cost to himself and those he loves?
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
First permanent European settlement in the United States was founded two generations before the Pilgrims arrived in 1565. America's Untold Story uncovers the story of America's past that never made it into textbooks.
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 370 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Tom Parker is obsessed with turning the sleepy seaside village of Sanditon into a fashionable health resort, enlisting the backing of local bigwig Lady Denham. Through a mishap, Tom makes the acquaintance of the Heywoods and invites their eldest daughter, Charlotte, for an extended stay at Sanditon. Meanwhile, Lady Denham, a widow, is playing matchmaker for her destitute nephew, Sir Edward, who is determined to seduce Lady Denham's ward, Clara.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (480 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It is a new century and with it comes the promise of a hopeful future, but the past casts a long shadow over Cornwall. Following the death of Elizabeth, Ross Poldark resolves to put Westminster behind him and spend more time with the people he loves. However, when an old friend emerges with a plea for help, Ross is compelled to challenge the establishment again.
11) Vietnam in HD
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (282 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
This is the story of the men who came home from the Vietnam War and tried to forget. The men who represent a second silent generation. Covered is the time period from the initial massive troop build-up in 1965 to the fall of Saigon in 1975. Contains never-before-seen color footage transferred to high definition as well as a soundtrack filled with hits from the era.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Professor Alice Roberts uses archaeological discoveries to piece together a turning point in Britain's history. The key to her quest is the excavation of a stone palace in Cornwall, long believed to be the birthplace of the King Arthur legend. Was Arthur in fact ruler of a prosperous trading village, and the defender of the native Britons against the Anglo-Saxons?
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (600 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Poldark, the drama that has become a cultural phenomenon, continues for a second season on the stunning beaches of Cornwall. It's 1790 and there is riot and revolution in the air. Ross Poldark, the character redefined by the smoldering Aidan Turner, must fight for his freedom when George Warleggan tries to have him hanged as a revolutionary. While Francis and Elizabeth watch on in horror, can Demelza save Ross from himself?
After the American Revolutionary...
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approximately 8 hours) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
It's 1783, and Ross Poldark has returned home from the American Revolutionary War to find England in the grip of recession and his beloved Cornwall on its knees. His father is dead, his family's land and copper mines are in ruins, and his childhood sweetheart is about to marry his first cousin. Feeling betrayed by everything he loves, Ross must rebuild his life, embarking on a risky business venture, facing new adversaries, and finding love where...
Series
Pub. Date
[2010], c2004
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 study guide.
Description
Inventor, writer, businessman, scientist, diplomat, and the face gracing the hundred-dollar bill - this stately figure is the Benjamin Franklin history has taught us to remember. In this revealing presentation, the man behind the myth is brought to light.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (556 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Season two returns as the Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part both on the front lines and the home front, but the intensity of war only serves to inflame the more familiar passions of love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal.
20) Little women
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (176 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the American Civil War as they learn to navigate love, loss and the trials of growing up.
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