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[1999]
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English
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Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. When the English princess married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, son of Prince Andrew of Greece and a great-great-grandson of Queen Victoria, at Westminster Abbey on 20 November 1947, it was the beginning of one of the most successful unions in the history of the Royal family. From the feted young couple of the 1940s to the guardians of today's monarchy, Elizabeth and Philip have travelled a long road to which is...
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Coverture severely restricted women’s political, financial, and personal rights and was imported to the American colonies as a part of English common law. It affected the lives of all American women and although it has been diminished over time vestiges of it remain even today.
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[2016]
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English
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During the Republican-dominated Reagan years of the 1980s, two charismatic Democratic presidential contenders came to the forefront, hoping to define their party as the one of vision, inclusion and big ideas. And even though the Reverend Jesse Jackson and Sen. Gary Hart both came up short in 1984 and 1988, their candidacies would help shape their party’s trajectory for decades to come.
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[2018]
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English
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On the night of August 2, 1793, Marie Antoinette is transferred to the Conciergerie. Her husband has been sent to the guillotine, her children have been taken away, all the other European monarchies have abandoned her and France is calling for her head. She was judged as a queen, her tragic death made her immortal. Thanks to secret documents freshly decoded this film grasps her last days.
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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This program probes why abbess, artist, composer, healer, and visionary Saint Hildegard von Bingen is considered to be the patron saint of creativity and discusses her continued impact today as a patron saint of the arts. It explores how this 12th-century abbess became famous as a Christian mystic and visionary, as well as a musical composer and writer, whose natural medicine is still practiced in Europe today.
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[1996]
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English
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Filmed in India, Europe and the Middle East, and using the latest historical, archaeological and theological research, this series searches for the real Jesus. It is a quest which encompasses millions inside and outside the Christian church, including Jews, Muslims and the many 'post-Christians' who became disillusioned. Jesus is seen as a man/god, a teacher, a rebel and a Jew, as Jesus and the origins of Christianity are examined in the light of...
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Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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This episode tells the inside story of how some of the most prominent and richest Saudi royals were caught up in the purge. The detentions opened the door on a highly secret world of kickbacks and bribes on a monumental scale, which have also embroiled many foreign governments and some of the world's leading companies. The anti-corruption drive is led by the new crown prince, 32-year old Mohammed bin Salman, who has pledged to transform the country...
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In the late 1800s, Maggie Walker, an African American community leader, helped establish a sanitarium for tuberculosis patients, a community center, and an educational loan fund, among other humanitarian projects. She was also the first woman in the United States to become founder and president of a chartered bank.
11) DK Timelines
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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This is a timeline of the life of the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus. An admiral, and navigator, he set sail westwards from Spain in 1492 with the aim of arriving in the Far East, but instead, landed in the Americas, then unknown to Europeans. Seen as a hero and pioneer by some, by others he is seen as someone whose arrival brought suffering to people living in the Americas.
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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Herbert Hoover was a politician and a humanitarian whose legacy has been largely defined by the Great Depression. When he was elected president in a landslide victory in 1928, Hoover had never before held public office. Even so, his humanitarian work and career as a mining engineer, businessman and U.S. Secretary of Commerce carried him to a win.When the stock market crashed on October 29, 1929, Hoover’s agenda was derailed by the worsening economic...
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[2021]
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English
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In 1926, 49-year-old Violet Gibson, daughter of the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and a debutant at the Court of Queen Victoria, shot Italian fascist dictator Benito Mussolini at point-blank range in front of an adoring crowd in CampidoglIo Rome.Her assassination attempt saw her imprisoned and interrogated, before a deal was brokered by Mussolini and the British Foreign Office to have Violet committed to a lunatic asylum, written off as a lone "mad Irishwoman,"...
Pub. Date
[2014]
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English
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In January 1961, a new generation in the guise of John F. Kennedy moved into the White House. All of a sudden politics were youthful, dynamic, and sexy. During the brief period in which he was in office, the first pop star of politics accompanied America through the darkest days of the Cold War. At the same time, his signal to embark in new directions was eagerly welcomed by younger generations all around the world. Later on, Jackie Kennedy was to...
16) Pol Pot
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Profile of the Communist dictator believed to be responsible for the murders of 2-million Cambodians in the mid-1970s.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Melvyn Bragg explores the dramatic story of William Tyndale and his mission to translate The Bible into English. Bragg reveals the story of a man whose life and legacy have been hidden from history, but whose impact on Christianity in Britain and on the English language endures today. His radical translation of The Bible into English made him a profound threat to the authority of the church and state, and set him on a fateful collision course with...
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