Winner of the Wolfson History Prize Christopher Clark's Iron Kingdom The Rise & Downfall of Prussia 1600-1947 is a compelling account of a country that played a pivotal role in Europe's fortunes & fundamentally shaped our world Prussia began as a medieval backwater but transformed itself into a major European power & the force behind the creation of the German empire until it was finally abolished by the Allies after the Second World War With great flair & authority Christopher Clark describes Prussia's great battles dynastic marriages & astonishing reversals of fortune its brilliant & charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck & Frederick the Great the military machine & the progressive enlightened values on which it was built ' Fascinating masterly littered with intriguing detail & wry observation' Richard Overy Daily Telegraph 'A terrific book the definitive history of this much-maligned state' Daily Telegraph Books of the Year ' You couldn't have the triumph & the tragedy of Prussia better told' Observer 'A magisterial history of Europe's only extinct power' Financial Times ' Exemplary an illuminating profoundly satisfying work of history' The New York Times Christopher Clark is a lecturer in Modern European History at St Catharine's College University of Cambridge He is also the author of Kaiser Wilhelm II A Life in Power ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The Iron Lady Oscar-winning actress Meryl Streep gives one of her "finest-ever performances" (Empire Magazine) in The Iron Lady Telling the compelling story of Margaret Thatcher a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender & class to be heard in a male-dominated world the story concerns power & the price that is paid for its gain The Iron Lady is a surprising & intimate portrait of an extraordinary & complex woman with acclaimed supporting performances from Jim Broadbent & Olivia Colman The Queen Following the death of Diana the ‘ People&s Princess& the Queen (Helen Mirren) & her family remain hidden behind tradition & the closed doors of Balmoral Castle Whilst the heartbroken public becomes disillusioned with their Queen&s absence an increasingly popular Prime Minister Tony Blair must battle to convince the monarchy that its desire for privacy could lead to its ultimate downfall With an outstanding performance from Helen Mirren The Queen is director Stephen Frears& engrossing intimate & intelligently witty portrait of our monarchy&s darkest days in the week following one of the nation&s greatest tragedies The Duchess A chronicle of the life of 18th century aristocrat Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire an ancestor of Princess Diana who was alternately celebrated & reviled for her extravagant political & personal life From Georgiana&s passionate & doomed affair with Earl Grey to the complex menage à trois with her husband & her best friend Lady Bess Foster The Duchess is a very contemporary tale of fame notoriety & the search for love ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Two-time Oscar-winner Meryl Streep steps into the role of British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in this biopic from director Phyllida Lloyd (MAMMA MIA!) & screenwriter Abi Morgan (TSUNAMI THE AFTERMATH BRICK LANE) Jim Broadbent Richard E Grant & Anthony Head co-star ...

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