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Date released

11 Oct 1934

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

444

NoS ID

140899

Story no

7 / 10

Anne Boleyn’s cottage.

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Henry VIII (2003)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 200 minutes), £19.99

Two-part television drama depicting the life of King Henry VIII, his tempestuous 38 year reign and his fraught relationships with his many wives. In the first part, Henry is desperate to produce a son and...

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Henry VIII 201 (2023 Audio)

Series

Hurly Burly Shakespeare Show, The

An irreverent audio podcast hosted by Aubrey Whitlock and Jess Hamlet. In this edition they are joined by Dr. Yasmine Hachimi to discuss various films, books and TV shows that depict Henry VIII and...

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David Starkey’s the Six Wives of Henry VIII (2003)

aka: Six Wives of Henry VIII, The

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 195 minutes), £19.99

Historian David Starkey tells the stories of the women who married Henry VIII, revealing in intimate detail their experiences of sex, childbirth and the glamorous, dangerous life at court, including the...

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President’s Daughter in Britain

Date released

7 Jun 1951

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1148A

NoS ID

017168

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: President’s Daughter in Britain. DESCRIPTION: President Truman’s daughter Margaret arrived at Southampton, Movietone was there to greet her and to get an interview. Her visit to the...

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Elizabeth (2011)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 50 minutes), £17.99

The only child of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth was born on September 7 1533 in Greenwich Palace. From her accession in 1558 to her death in 1603, she was a great, beloved, feared, complex,...

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Complete History of Britain by Simon Schama (2000)

aka: Simon Schama - A History of Britain (Vol 1)

Director

Tim Kirby

Producer

Clare Beavan

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 940 minutes), £59.99 (inclusive)

The full 15 parts are available together on DVD with extras including two interviews with Simon Schama plus satellite link with Mark Wilson; three original music pieces from the programme; behind the scenes...

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Henry VIII (2012 Video)

Video recording of the Rakatá company from Madrid staging of Henry VIII in the Globe to Globe season. Fernando Gil is King Henry. Spoken in Castilian Spanish.

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Illuminations: The Private Lives of Medieval Kings (2012)

Subject

English language and literature; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 177 minutes), £15.00

A three-part television series in which art historian Dr Janina Ramirez tells the story of the Medieval monarchy as revealed through illuminated manuscripts from the British Library’s Royal Manuscripts...

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Henry VIII (2005 Video)

Director

Pierre Jourdan

Saint-Saens’ opera based on Shakespeare’s Henry VIII. The Orchestre Lyrique Francais is conducted by Alain Guingal. Philippe Rouillon is Henry VIII.

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