From holding lances to courtly dances, this guide provides coverage that ranges from sieges to swordplay, feasts to fights & crusades to courtly love. It contains informative historical detail that presents the period of medieval knights & valour. ...

A book-&-video introduction to Microsoft's Business Intelligence tools If you are just starting to get a handle on Microsoft Business Intelligence (BI) tools, this book & accompanying video provides you with the just the right amount of information to perform basic business analysis & reporting. ...

On 25 May 1944, 800 men of the 500th SS Parachute Battalion descended on Drvar, a town behind enemy lines in north-western Bosnia. Their aim was to kill or capture Tito, the leader of the partisan movement in the region. This title deals with this episode. ...

When Edouard de Lanceau, son of Moydenshire's great Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau, finds an unconscious woman lying wounded in a river, he is shocked to recognize Lady Juliana de Greyne, to whom he was once almost betrothed. Years ago, his bet with a friend to win her kiss went awry, & the betrothal never went forward. ...

Two popular movies starring the late Heath Ledger. 'A Knight's Tale' (2000) tells the story of William (Heath Ledger), a young squire with a talent for jousting. When his master dies somewhat prematurely, William sets off with his friends, & an unknown writer called Chaucer (Paul Bettany). Chaucer agrees to forge documents that will 'prove' William's status as a knight & hence his eligibility to enter jousting competitions. ' Ned Kelly' (2003) is a biopic of the notorious Australian outllaw & folk hero, played by Ledger. From a family of Irish immigrants in the Victoria area of Australia, Kelly has long been the target of a prejudiced police force. Sentenced to three years in prison for theft, he finds a job tending horses on a ranch when he is released. But when Kelly falls foul of crooked policeman Fitzpatrick (Kiri Paramore), he finds himself on the run after being accused of a crime he didn't commit. Together with his brothers, Kelly forms a bank-robbing gang & is pursued by bounty hunter Francis Hare (Geoffrey Rush), leading to a final stand where Kelly armours himself with steel plate, determined to go down in a blaze of glory. ...

Aldwin Treynarde is a squire who was banished from home for shooting Lord Geoffrey de Lanceau. Later on, Aldwin discovered that he had been set up by the deceitful Baron Sedgewick. Now, several years later, Lord Geoffrey sends out a call for volunteers to find a stolen, valuable jeweled pendant before it falls into the hands of the Baron. ...

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