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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest tells the remarkable story of a tumultuous thousand-year period. Dominated by war, conquest, and the struggle to balance the stability brought by royal power with the rights of the governed, it was a period that put into place the foundation of much of the world we know today. Taught by Professor Jennifer Paxton, an honored scholar and a professor at The Catholic University of America,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
中文(繁體)
Description
From internationally-acclaimed director Lu Chuan, an epic story of war, of dreams fulfilled and of betrayals – betrayals of friendship, of ideals, and of oneself. Yu is a young noble: handsome, brave, admired. Commander of the era’s most powerful army, he leads the revolt against the cruel Qin dynasty. Yu recognizes great potential in Liu, a peasant, and gives him command of 5,000 soldiers. Liu breaks an agreement with Yu by entering and ransacking...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The rightful King of France is imprisoned by his pretender-to-the-throne twin brother. The legendary musketeer D'Artagnan rallies his now aged swashbuckling companions Porthos, Athos and Aramis to rescue the real King, whom they have raised from infancy.
Publisher
First Look Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
With just weeks before their royal wedding, Paige and Edvard find their relationship in jeopardy when an old law is brought to light, stating that an unmarried heir can only marry a woman of noble blood, or else he must relinquish the crown.
5) Eragon
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Eragon is an orphaned farm boy whose destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper. This is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be a savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom. The Kingdom is ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix and his evil wizard Durza. Eragon, together with his mentor, Brom, the gracious dragon Saphira and the beautiful...
Publisher
Questar
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the history of Native American leaders and chiefs such as Crazy Horse, Chief Joseph, Geronimo, and Quanah Parker; chronicles the history of the six Native American nations of the Iroquois, the Seminoles, the Shawnee, the Navajo, the Cheyenne, and the Lakota Sioux.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
When Shrek married Fiona the last thing he had in mind was becoming the next King of Far Far Away. But when Shrek's father-in-law, King Harold, suddenly croaks, that is exactly what he faces. Recruiting Donkey and Puss in Boots for a new quest, Shrek sets out to bring back the rightful heir to the throne. Meanwhile back in the kingdom, Fiona's jilted Prince Charming storms the city with an army of fairy tale villains to seize the throne. Fiona and...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
The fable of an old African king and his wayward daughter is updated to present day Brussels to make provocative points about racism, tradition, class struggle, cultural identity and corruption. More than a decade ago Mweze Ngangura delighted the cinema world with one of the most accessible and entertaining African films ever made, La vie est belle, the rags to riches story of a Congolese musician played by soukous super star Papa Wemba. Now he returns...
Publisher
HBO Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"The long winter is here. Throughout seven thrilling episodes, the penultimate Season 7 focuses on a convergence of armies and attitudes that have been brewing for years. As the season begins, Daenerys Targaryen--accompanied by her Unsullied army and emboldened by Dothraki/Ironborn allies and her lethal trio of dragons--has finally set sail for Westeros with Tyrion Lannister, her newly appointed Hand. Jon Snow has apparently consolidated power in...
11) Aquaman
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
An action-packed adventure that reveals the origin story of half-human, half- Atlantean Arthur Curry and takes him on the journey of his lifetime, one that will not only force him to face who he really is but to discover if he is worthy of who he was born to be...a king.
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"With the Army of the Dead--led by the Night King, his White Walkers and an undead dragon--bearing down on Jon and Dany and their combined forces, a denouement eight seasons in the making will be reached, answering a myriad of questions surrounding the fate of the series' protagonists. Meanwhile, Jon's true identity promises to undermine Dany's claim to the Iron Throne...and, or course, Cersei has a devious strategy of her own."--Container.
Author
Publisher
Reel Contact
Pub. Date
c2007-c2008
Language
English
Description
Ernie LaPointe is Sitting Bull's only living lineal great grandson. For the first time, Ernie reveals the oral history passed down to him from his mother, Angelique Spotted Horse, Sitting Bull's lineal granddaughter. Ernie tells how his great grandfather came to become leader of the Lakota, how he sacrificed and ultimately died for his people and their way of life, the truth behind his murder, and the struggle of his family to reclaim their true history....
14) Immortals
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When King Hyperion threatens to destroy humanity in search of a powerful weapon, the gods choose the warrior Theseus to rise up and fight against him.
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Alex is just another nobody at school, picked on by bullies and struggling to get through the day. But all that changes when he finds a sword that turns out to be King Arthur's legendary weapon, Excalibur. Unfortunately for Alex, the sword also comes with an enemy -- the sinister Morgana, who has plans to conquer Britain. Alex's only chance is to assemble a new Round Table to fight Morgana and save the world.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The romance of a vanishing race includes three historic motion pictures of American Indians and their life-style in the early 1900s. Featuring tribal chiefs who participated in the Last great Indian council and several who fought at the Battle of the Little Big Horn. Originally produced on 35mm film, this priceless footage, recently discovered within the lost treasures of the National Archives is re-mastered to include an original music score and...
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, the series finds the Targaryens ruling over the Seven Kingdoms -- and on the brink of civil war within their own house. Prior to the birth of a son, King Viserys sent shockwaves through the kingdom and declared his daughter, Rhaenyra, his heir. Once a healthy boy entered the picture, plans were afoot to make sure she would never sit on the Iron Throne. Now, with schemes hatched on both sides --...
20) Whale rider
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
As her beloved grandfather, chief of the Maori tribe of Whangara, New Zealand, struggles to lead in difficult times and to find a male successor, young Paikea is developing a mysterious relationship with whales, particularly the ancient bull whale whose legendary rider was their ancestor.
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