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1) John Adams
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
The true story of feminist writer Vita Sackville-West's tortured, public affair with her childhood friend, novelist Violet Keppel. Though Vita and her husband of 50 years, diplomat Harold Nicolson, knowingly cheated on each other, Vita's relationship with Violet was the only one that threatened their marriage.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Fiona Bruce tells the fascinating stories behind the creation of Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and the Palace of Holyroodhouse. Leading experts share their knowledge of the Kings and Qeens whose vision and taste left their mark on these exceptional buildings.
4) Ivanhoe
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2002, c1997
Language
English
Description
During the year of Richard the Lionheart's return to England, the Saxon knight Ivanhoe joins with Robin Hood to battle against knights loyal to Prince John.
5) Pam & Tommy
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Set in the Wild West early days of the Internet, the series is based on the incredible true story of the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee sex tape. Stolen from the couple's home by a disgruntled contractor, the video went from underground bootleg-VHS curiosity to full-blown global sensation when it hit the Web in 1997. A love story, crime caper, and cautionary tale rolled into one, the eight-part original series explores the intersection of privacy,...
6) Emma
Series
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Pub. Date
1999, c1996
Language
English
Description
A young woman insists on orchestrating the love lives of her acquaintances, although her own could use some attention.
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Triggered by a murder based on misunderstandings and an illicit love affair, this is the dramatic historic feud that teeters on the brink of an all-out civil war as friends and neighbors join opposing sides in a rivalry that would ultimately shape American history.
Series
Publisher
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Charts Catherine the Great's tumultuous reign as the cunning and ambitious empress fights off threats to her crown, wages war with the Ottoman Empire and expands Russia's borders as far as the Black Sea and Crimea.
9) Mrs. Wilson
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
It's 1963, and Alison Wilson returns home to find husband Alexander dead. Soon afterward, a woman arrives at the door, claiming to be Alec's 'real wife.' Alison embarks on a mission of discovery to try and find out who her husband was, but from their wartime romance to a mysterious period in India, it soon becomes clear that Alec died holding his secrets close to his chest.
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Team Marketing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his incredible story with that of race in America. This critically-acclaimed documentary series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife's murder, and finally, why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
11) Hemingway
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Examine the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers: Ernest Hemingway. Intimate and insightful, the series weaves together Hemingway's biography with excerpts from his work. The film penetrates the myth of Hemingway to reveal a deeply troubled and ultimately tragic figure.
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