From the publisher that brought you Game of Thrones Prince of Thorns is the first volume in a powerful new epic fantasy trilogy original absorbing & challenging Before the thorns taught me their sharp lessons & bled weakness from me I had but one brother & I loved him well But those days are gone & what is left of them lies in my mother's tomb Now I have many brothers quick with knife & sword & as evil as you please We ride this broken empire & loot its corpse They say these are violent times the end of days when the dead roam & monsters haunt the night All that's true enough but there's something worse out there in the dark Much worse From being a privileged royal child raised by a loving mother Jorg Ancrath has become the Prince of Thorns a charming immoral boy leading a grim band of outlaws in a series of raids & atrocities The world is in chaos violence is rife nightmares everywhere Jorg has the ability to master the living & the dead but there is still one thing that puts a chill in him Returning to his father's castle Jorg must confront horrors from his childhood & carve himself a future with all hands turned against him Mark Lawrence's debut novel tells a tale of blood & treachery magic & brotherhood & paints a compelling & brutal & sometimes beautiful picture of an exceptional boy on his journey toward manhood & the throne ...

His Royal Highness Prince Philip the Duke of Edinburgh irascible controversial outspoken forthright & funny; the Gaffer the Prince of Political Incorrectness the Duke of Hazard Phil the Greek Whatever you call him
- & he doesn't give a damn
- you've got to love him! Now in his nineties on he goes
- undaunted unrepentant & if less active just as amusing This compilation is a celebration of the wit & wisdom of a man whose unique style down-to-earth humour & no-nonsense approach have brought colour into our lives With delicious disregard for public opinion his quips & faux pas have provided fodder for cartoonists & columnists for decades & his one-liners are globally famous But less well known perhaps is his perception about the state of the world we inhabit & his thoughtfulness about the lives we live Prince Philip Wise Words & Golden Gaffes is a collection of quips"es & comments from our beloved British institution Prince Philip his latest remarks on the events of 2012 & corkers from years gone by as well as his more thoughtful opinions With everything from frustrated beards & bloody great mechanical copulators to a bit of French bashing (and that ghastly place Stoke) it will have you holding your sides Phil Dampier & Ashley Walton seasoned court reporters who have both followed & written about the royal family for decades present an affectionate portrait of an extraordinary figure who is in many ways ahead of his time Illustrated by the popular cartoonist Richard Jolley


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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Prince Philip The Plot to Make a King tells the fascinating inside story of the fierce tensions unleashed when the Queen fell in love with Prince Philip Tensions that would place huge strain on the royal marriage & would shape the future of Elizabeth&s reign The royal & political elite disliked Philip&s German roots & they also disliked his larger than life ferociously ambitious uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten This film draws on unpublished memoirs to show how Mountbatten manoeuvred for a royal marriage as early as the winter of 1939-40 when the Queen was just 13 But when Mountbatten was heard to declare & The House of Mountbatten now reigns& following the death of King George VI in 1952 the establishment fought back against what they feared was a dynastic coup Churchill himself was very instrumental in making sure Philip would have no meaningful power & some of the royal family members at the time were also opposed to the prospect of this royal match The film reveals for the first time the complexities & frustrations of the Royal marriage as the Queen struggled to reconcile the love of her husband with the suspicions of her family & her government Philip&s ascension to consort may have been a &high-stakes dynastic power struggle& orchestrated by his uncle Lord Louis Mountbatten But to his credit Prince Philip worked relentlessly hard to make the Royal marriage a success & has stood beside Queen Elizabeth as a constant support throughout her long reign This documentary is also very much a story of how this young royal couple coped against all the odds to make their relationship & the monarchy work It also gives us an insight into the story of Philip&s youth & why Elizabeth would have seen him as the dashing handsome young prince that she fell in love with On their golden wedding anniversary in 1997 the Queen paid a touching tribute to her husband saying & He has quite simply been my strength & stay all these years& This insightful documentary contains rare & personal footage of the royal couple the royal wedding & other key events of that time Narrated by Tamsin Greig ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The life & times of Britain&s king-in-waiting from his debauched youth & two marriages to his father&s madness & his belated ascent to the throne George Prince of Wales (1762-1830) waited almost 60 years to become King despite his father George III&s long battle with mental illness In his youth the Prince (Peter Egan) is a notorious womaniser gambler & drinker who runs up huge debts with extravagant renovations of his private palace Carlton House At 21 he falls for the charms of Maria Fitzherbert (Susannah York) a twice-widowed Catholic commoner six years his senior Despite her unsuitability on almost every count he rushes into a secret marriage But his father the King (Nigel Davenport) insists he make a proper marriage with his cousin Princess Caroline of Brunswick (Dinah Stabb) in exchange for support in clearing his debts That marriage is a disaster as young George refuses to give up Maria & takes a series of other lovers When George III succumbs to his first bout of madness in 1788 there&s a constitutional crisis Without a King&s Speech there can be no State Opening of Parliament & plans are drawn up for a Regency Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger (David Collings) reluctantly agrees with the Prince&s staunch ally & his own fierce rival Charles James Fox (Keith Barron) that there is only one suitable candidate to assume the duties of the living King But the King recovers his wits & the Regency is delayed for another twenty years Not till our own times would an heir to the British throne wait so long for his coronation ...

Saga the epic space operafantasy comic book series created by acclaimed writer Brian K Vaughan & award-winning artist Fiona Staples is coming to Funko! Saga depicts two lovers from long-warring extraterrestrial races Alana & Marko as they flee authorities from both sides of a galactic war Traveling with their newborn daughter Hazel they encounter astonishing aliens fearsome bounty hunters & a host of allies & enemies alikeas they try & keep their new family safe Read Saga from Image Comics today this winter you&ll be able to pick up Pop! vinyl figures of Lying Cat Alana Marko Prince Robot IV & The Will from Funko & Skybound Entertainment Look for The Will chase! A rarity of 1-in-6 The Prince Robot IV Pop! figure stands around 9cm tall Packed in an illustrated window box ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Saturday matinee adventure classic is back! Young Prince Valiant travels to Camelot to become a squire for Sir Gawain one of King Arthur&s legendary knights unaware that the traitor that sold his father King Aguar to the pagan rival King Sligon is already seated at the Round Table! With thrilling action romance courtly intrigue Franz Waxman&s rousing score & a magnificent cast of Hollywood greats including James Mason (North by Northwest) Janet Leigh (Psycho) Robert Wagner (TV&s Hart to Hart) Debra Paget (The Ten Commandments) Sterling Hayden (Dr Strangelove) Victor Mc Laglen (The Quiet Man) Donald Crisp (National Velvet) & Tom Conway (Cat People) Actors James Mason Janet Leigh Robert Wagner Debra Paget Sterling Hayden Victor Mc Laglen Donald Crisp & Tom Conway Director Henry Hathaway Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1954 Screen Widescreen 2551 Anamorphic Languages English Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 1 hour & 40 minutes (approx) ...

Hal Foster&s Sunday-comics saga of a young Viking prince in the service of King Arthur is brought to the screen in Cinema Scope & Technicolor in PRINCE VALIANT Trained for the Round Table by Sir Gawain (Sterling Hayden) Valiant (Robert Wagner) takes time out to fall in love with the beautiful Princess Aleta (Janet Leigh) The villain of the piece is The Black Knight aka Sir Brack (top-billed James Mason) who intends to topple King Arthur (Brian Aherne) from his throne then conquer Valiant&s people in Scandia But Prince Valiant proves a fearsome opponent to the usurping Sir Brack Sadly most currently available prints of PRINCE VALIANT have been panned-&-scanned denying viewers the opportunity to revel in Henry Hathaway&s creative utilisation of the Cinema Scope format ...

New from the Dragon Ball Z anime series comes the bad-guy-turned-good Saiyan Prince Vegeta Pop! Vinyl Figure Figure measures about 3 34 inches tall & comes packaged in a window display box ...

This release uses news footage & insider interviews to piece together the story of Prince William & Kate Middleton's relationship from their first meeting at university to the announcement of their engagement

Includes:: highlights from their engagement interview

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With a br&-new introduction & chapter that cover the last five years of Prince's life & work & his untimely death in April 2016 In his three decades of recording Prince had nearly thirty albums hit the Billboard Top 100 He is the only artist since the Beatles to have a number-one song movie & single at the same time Prince's trajectory--from a teenage unknown in Minneapolis to an idol & Rock & Roll Hall of Famer--won him millions of adoring fans the world over Prince is the first book to give full treatment to his thirty-five-year career Acclaimed music journalist Ronin Ro traces Prince's rise from anonymity in the late 70s to his catapult to stardom in the 80s to his reemergence in the twenty-first century as an artistic icon Ro expertly chronicles his music & career showing how Prince & his albums helped define & inspire a generation Along the way Prince confronted labels fostered other young talents & took ownership of his music making a profound mark on the entertainment industry & pop culture ...