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(0)J. A Guy
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vi, 493 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles, genealogical tables, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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A groundbreaking biography of Elizabeth I revealing for the first time the woman behind the polished veneer as she confronts challenges at home and abroad: war against the Catholic powers of France and Spain, revolt in Ireland, an economic crisis that triggered riots in the streets of London, and a conspiracy to place her cousin Mary Queen of Scots on her throne.
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xxxiii, 581 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), genealogical tables ; 24 cm
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English
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Based on new research, this history of Henry VIII's courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn provides dispels previously held myths about Boleyn's role in the marriage.
Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him -- and his country -- forever. Guy and Fox set the facts -- and some complete new finds -- into an appreciation of his misunderstood and underestimated women. They explore how Anne organized her "side" on...
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English
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Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth, she also has a rival claim to the throne of Elizabeth I, who rules as the Queen of England. Mary asserts her claim to the English throne, threatening Elizabeth's sovereignty. Betrayal, rebellion, and conspiracies within each court imperil both Queens, driving them apart, as each...
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3 videodiscs (approximately 449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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When Shadow Moon is released from prison, he meets the mysterious Mr. Wednesday and a storm begins to brew. Little does Shadow know, this storm will change the course of his entire life. Left adrift by the recent, tragic death of his wife, Shadow is hired as Mr. Wednesday's bodyguard. He finds himself in a hidden world where magic is real, where the Old Gods fear irrelevance and the growing power of the New Gods, and where Mr. Wednesday is building...