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Publisher
Discovery Communications
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Witness firsthand the power of pivotal world-changing weapons! Did the ancient craftsman get it right? Could a better weapon be made today using modern materials, science, and technology, or will traditional weapons reign supreme?
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
With Nonnatus House scheduled for demolition, Jenny, Chummy, and Sister Julienne search for a new location nearby, while Jenny's relationship with Alec continues to blossom. But an outbreak of polio affects the nurses and nuns more than they could have imagined.
4) Chernobyl
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.
Publisher
History
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Learn and discover about the missing texts that were excluded from the Bible by the Early Church and discovered by modern scholars. Included are the life of Adam and Eve as detailed in the Koran, selections from the Apocrypha, the hidden writings of Lilith, Aseneth, Daniel, and the Book of Enoch.
6) The pilgrims
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Follows the plight of the Pilgrims.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[[2013] 2013]
Language
English
Description
"Travel back in time with Benjamin Franklin's teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war - James an American colonist and Sarah a young English reporter are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble. Journey through history...
10) The dust bowl
Author
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
Ken Burns documents the worst man-made ecological disaster in American history, when a frenzied wheat boom on the southern Plains, followed by a decade-long drought during the 1930s, nearly swept away the breadbasket of the nation. Vivid interviews, dramatic photographs, and seldom-seen movie footage bring to life incredible stories of human suffering and perseverance. Includes bonus features.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time with Benjamin Franklin's teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war, James an American colonist and Sarah a young English reporter are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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?
16) The White Queen
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
A riveting portrayal of one of the most dramatic and turbulent times in English history: the war between the houses of York and Lancaster. A story of love and lust, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, it is uniquely told through the perspective of three different, yet equally relentless women - Elizabeth Woodville, Margaret Beaufort and Anne Neville. In their quest for power, they will scheme, manipulate and seduce their way onto the English...
17) Shtetl
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2009] ©1986
Language
English
Description
In 1942, 2,500 Jews from Bransk, Poland died in Treblinka's gas chambers. Their shtetl died with them. Uncover the true story of Jewish life in Bransk before and after WWII. Starting as a pilgrimage by a Holocaust survivor from Bransk to uncover his roots, the quest is joined by a young Polish Gentile historian from Bransk who is also driven to discover the mystery of the last Jewish community.
Publisher
Bbc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Doctor Lucien Blake and his housekeeper and confidant Jean Beazley have returned to Ballarat, ready to finally pursue their romantic feelings towards one another. But their arrival coincides with the attack on someone extremely close to them, creating a life-threatening situation that will shake them both to their very core.
Publisher
Distributed by PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
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.
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