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French Revolution, The (1988 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1996 sale: £19.99 (+VAT inc. p&p)

Looks at the causes and course of the French revolution of 1789-93. Covers: the high hopes of 1789 - the Declaration of the Rights of Man; war, counter-revolution and social conflict; the place of the...

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Presse FranÇaise (1631-1789), La (1983 Video)

Subject

French studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 36 min., 1999 sale: £17.50 (+VAT +p&p)

An introduction to the French press from its beginnings until the Revolution. With French commentary.

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Slaves and Noble Savages: Equiano and the Enlightenment (1991 Video)

Producer

Robert Philip

Subject

History; Sociology

Distribution

Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Born in the 1740s, Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped by slavers in West Africa and subsequently spent many years in the British Navy, before eventually buying his freedom and becoming famous through his...

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Core Resources for Historians (1998 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

Twelve tutorials, each centred around a lecture written by a subject specialist. The lecture introduces the historical issues, evidence and interpretation. The tutorials are supplemented by resources such as...

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William Blake Online (2001)

Subject

English language and literature; FE

Distribution

Link IS NO LONGER ACTIVE

William Blake Online was designed to accompany the exhibition held at Tate Britain from November 2000 - February 2001 but the website has been retained as a resource to introduce some of Blake’s artistic...

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David Starkey - Monarchy Series 3 (2006)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 300 minutes), £19.99

David Starkey’s third series examining the relationship of the English Monarchy with the people, laws, and land throughout history. Programme 1. THE RETURN OF THE KING. Starting in 1660 with the return...

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World in Arms, A (3 Parts) (2005)

aka: War Against Napoleon - A War in Arms

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 147 minutes), £14.99

A 3-part television series depicting the story of the war between Britain and France under Napoleon Bonaparte. It was the first ‘world war’ - as empires clashed, five million people died in fighting that...

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DÉmocratie, Democracy (26 Parts) (1998 Video)

Director

Robert Darnton; Olivier Duhamel

Producer

Yvon Gérault

Subject

French studies; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS (SECAM only). col. 26 x 26 min., 1999 sale: 90F or 13.72 euros each part

Series exploring aspects of democrary, based on texts by French and American intellectuals.

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World, The: A Television History (Parts 14-26) (1983 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $39.49 (including parts 1-13)

Based on ‘The Times Atlas of World History’, the series of 26 30-minute programmes presents the history of mankind on a global scale. It uses specially designed animated maps, computer-generated graphics...

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U.S. Government - How It Works (6 Parts) (2010)

Subject

History; Law; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 6 x 26 minutes), £59.00 each part;£299.00 series

This six-part series introduces key aspects of U.S. government and public policy. Using a combination of graphics, video footage and interviews with legal and political scholars, each episode exploress a...

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