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Holbein Exhibition

Date released

4 Feb 1979

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2592

NoS ID

031248

Story no

1 / 2

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Holbein Exhibition. DESCRIPTION: At the Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, an Exhibition of sketches and paintings by the German 16th century artist, Hans Holbein the Younger. The...

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Spanish Conquest of Mexico, The (2000 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Story of Hernando Cortes, the 16th-century Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztec empire and won mexico for Spain. Includes location footage from Mexico, period images, the cultural dimension, and...

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Dig at New Place, Stratford Upon Avon, The (2010 Multimedia, Video)

Series

Searching for Shakespeare

A collection of films made by the University of Warwick in conjunction with the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust about the life and times of William Shakespeare. In this film Paul Edmondson, Director of Learning...

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God’s Outlaw: The Story of William Tyndale (1986 Video)

Subject

History; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 93 minutes), £16.99

A biiographical feature film about William Tyndale, who translated the Bible into English from the Greek in the 16th century.

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Tis Pity She’s a Whore (1971 Film)

aka: Addio, Fratello Crudele

Director

Giuseppe Patroni Griffi

Producer

Silvio Clementelli

Subject

Drama

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Based on the Jacobean tragedy by John Ford, tells of an unappy love affair between a brother and his sister, set in the 16th century.

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Taming of the Shrew, The (2020 Video)

Series

RSC Live from Stratford Upon Avon

Director

Justin Audibert

Live recording of this gender-swapped production that re-imagines late 16th century Italy as a matriarchy, in which Baptista Minola (played by Amanda Harris) seeks to sell off her son Katherine (Joseph...

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Jesus and the Fisherman (198 Video)

Subject

Anthropology; Religious studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., £25.00 (+VAT + p&p)

The Portuguese occupation of the Sri Lankan coast in the 16th century brought Catholicism to fishing villages. Examines the cross-cultural folklore which resulted, concentrating on the celebration of Easter,...

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Snowflake Wedding

Date released

24 Feb 1964

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1812

NoS ID

025444

Story no

5 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Snowflake Wedding. DESCRIPTION: The wedding of Peter Sellers and Britt Ekland at Guildford Registry Office. SHOTLIST: Key scenes. Crowds and photographers at entrance to registry...

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Spoken Anthology of 16th-Century Poetry and Prose, A (1976 Audio)

Series

Exeter Tapes

One of a series of study tapes developed and produced in association with the Language Centre of the University of Exeter.

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Castle Topiary

Date released

1 May 1961

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

331

NoS ID

121053

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - Shows the Marquess of Northampton’s 16th-century mansion, Compton Wynyates in Warwickshire, and some topiary designs in the gardens. SHOTLIST: LS of castle, in foreground we see...

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