Adaptation of a Stephen King short story about a notoriously haunted hotel room & the efforts of a sceptic to debunk the myth. Mike Enslin (John Cusack), a horror novelist specialising in exposing paranormal events in houses & graveyards worldwide, decides to add suite 1408 of the notorious Dolphin Hotel to his list of conquests for his latest project, ' Ten Nights in Haunted Hotel Rooms'. Ignoring the warnings of the hotel manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson), Enslin checks in, sure of exposing yet another sham. But before too long Mike is forced to accept proof of the afterlife, as he fights to survive until the morning. ...

The battle of Agincourt was a slaughter ground designed not to advance England's interests directly but to demonstrate God's approval of Henry's royal authority on both sides of the Channel. 1415 was a year of religious persecution, personal suffering & one horrendous battle. This book presents the story of that year. ...

Henry V is regarded as the great English hero. Lionised in his own day for his victory at Agincourt, his piety & his rigorous application of justice, he was elevated into a champion of English nationalism for the future generations. This book portrays Henry in 1415, the pivotal year of his reign. ...

142 Strand was the home of the brilliant publisher John Chapman. The Strand was packed with booksellers, magazine publishers, & theatres. Just behind lay the brothels of Covent Garden & the pornographers of Holywell Street. Chapman's circle touched all these worlds. This work tells the story of these unconventional lives & unorthodox views. ...

In 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen set sail from China under the command of Emperor Zhu Di's loyal eunuch admirals. But by the time they returned home, Zhu Di had lost control & China was turning inwards, leaving the records of their discoveries to be forgotten for centuries. ...

It was believed that in 1491, the year before Columbus landed, the Americas, one-third of the earth's surface, were a near-pristine wilderness inhabited by small, roaming bands of indigenous people. The author brings together the research, & the results of his own travels throughout North & South America. ...

The world would end in 1492
- so the prophets, soothsayers & stargazers said. They were right. Their world did end. Ours began.
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Gerard Depardieu stars as Christopher Columbus in Ridley Scott's biopic of the famous explorer. In the late fifteenth century, Columbus persuades the Queen of Spain (Sigourney Weaver) to fund his latest expedition to the East by searching out new trade routes on the way. Inadvertantly arriving in the Americas, Columbus attempts to civilise the natives & live in harmony with them, but his efforts are sabotaged by a crew intent on plundering all the New World has to offer. One of three films (the other two being ' Christopher Columbus
- The Discovery' & the comedy ' Carry On Columbus') about Columbus to hit the screens in 1992, marking the 500th anniversary of the original voyage.
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