From Dr Annie Gray presenter of BBC2's Victorian Bakers & The Confectioners coming summer 2017 What does it mean to eat like a queen? Elizabeth gorged on sugar Mary on chocolate & Anne was known as ' Brandy Nan' Victoria ate all of this & more The Greedy Queen celebrates Victoria's appetite both for food & indeed for life Born in May 1819 Victoria came 'as plump as a partridge' In her early years she lived on milk & bread under the Kensington system; in her old age she suffered constant indigestion yet continued to over-eat From intimate breakfasts with the King of France to romping at tea-parties with her children & from state balls to her last sip of milk her life is examined through what she ate when & with whom In the royal household Victoria was surrounded by ladies-in-waiting secretaries dressers & coachmen but below stairs there was another category of servant her cooks More fundamental & yet completely hidden they are now uncovered in their working environment for the first time Voracious & adventurous in her tastes Queen Victoria was head of state during a revolution in how we ate
- from the highest tables to the most humble Bursting with original research The Greedy Queen considers Britain's most iconic monarch from a new perspective telling the story of British food along the way
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Leo Zikos should be celebrating securing a perfectly convenient fiancee but it's left him cold Instead it's stranger Grace Donovan's impeccable beauty that fires his blood So he decides to pursue one last night of freedom But that night & the two little blue lines on the pregnancy test that follow it blows Leo's plans apart Now he must break with his fiancee & marry Grace She might resist marrying a man she barely knows but Leo will claim his legacy
- & he has all the riches & influence he needs to ensure his demands are met!
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As every reader of Durrell knows his writing is steeped in the living experience of the Mediterranean & especially the islands of Greece This captivating & highly unusual text originally conceived as a picture book & now reset in paperback format weaves together evocative descriptions history & myth with Durrell's personal reminiscences No traveller to Greece or admirer of the genius of Durrell should miss it ...

The Greek Myths contains some of the most thrilling romantic & unforgettable stories in all human history From Achilles rampant on the fields of Troy to the gods at sport on Mount Olympus from Icarus flying too close to the sun to the superhuman feats of Heracles Theseus & the wily Odysseus these timeless tales exert a fascination & inspiration that have endured for millennia There are few people as steeped in the Ancient World as Robin & Kathryn Waterfield & in their hands the heroism humour mystery sensuality & brutality of the Greek Myths are brought brilliantly to life ...

The definitive & comprehensive edition of Robert Graves's classic retelling of the Greek myths' Icarus disobeyed his father's instructions & began soaring towards the sun rejoiced by the lift of his great sweeping wings Presently when Daedalus looked over his shoulder he could no longer see Icarus; but scattered feathers floated on the waves below' These are the greatest stories ever told
- the labours of Hercules the voyage of the Argonauts Theseus & the minotaur Midas & his golden touch the Trojan War & Odysseus's journey home
- brought together into one epic & unforgettable story Ideal for the first time reader it can be read as a single page-turning narrative while full commentaries as well as a comprehensive index of names make it equally valuable for anyone seeking an authoritative & detailed account of the spectacular stories that make up the bedrock of Western literature The Greek Myths is a classic among classics a treasure trove of extraordinary tales & a masterful work of literature in its own right

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They shared a night of mindless passion now he'll take her once again! Reeling from his best friend's death Greek shipping magnate Nik Latsis found oblivion in the arms of a stunning stranger Since then her innocence has haunted his dreams & now Nik knows only another taste will rid him of his burning desire But Nik will need more than seductive charm if he's to entice feisty Chloe back into his bed ...

In this philosophy classic which was first published in 1951 ER Dodds takes on the traditional view of Greek culture as a triumph of rationalism Using the analytical tools of modern anthropology & psychology Dodds asks ' Why should we attribute to the ancient Greeks an immunity from 'primitive' modes of thought which we do not find in any society open to our direct observation?' Praised by reviewers as an event in modern Greek scholarship & a book which it would be difficult to over-praise The Greeks & the Irrational was Volume 25 of the Sather Classical Lectures series ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare the soldiers of the Special Forces
- & the focus of Hollywood&s first feature film about the Vietnam War The Green Berets John Wayne stars in & co-directs this red-white-&-blue depiction of America&s Vietnam effort Wayne wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request military assistance for the film
- & got more than enough firepower to create an impressive spectacle Its soldiers fit the tried & true mould of earlier Wayne war classics like Back To Bataan & Sands of Iwo Jima Their heroics are timeless Actors John Wayne David Janssen Jim Hutton Aldo Ray Raymond St Jacques Bruce Cabot Jack Soo George Takei Patrick Wayne Luke Askew Irene Tsu Edward Faulkner Jason Evers Mike Henry & Craig Jue Director John Wayne & Ray Kellogg Certificate 12 years & over Year 1968 Screen Widescreen 2401 Languages English
- Dolby True HD (51) Additional Languages Spanish ; French ; German ; Castilian Spanish Subtitles English ; Spanish ; French ; German ; Portuguese ; Danish ; Norwegian ; Swedish ; Finnish ; Greek ; Castilian Spanish Duration 2 hours & 21 minutes (approx)


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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 They were crack troops skilled in the techniques of unconditional warfare the soldiers of the Special Forces
- & the focus of Hollywood&s first feature film about the Vietnam War The Green Berets John Wayne stars in & co-directs this red-white-&-blue depiction of America&s Vietnam effort Wayne wrote to President Lyndon Johnson to request military assistance for the film
- & got more than enough firepower to create & impressive spectacle Its soldiers fit the tried & true mould of earlier Wayne war classics like Back To Bataan & Sands of Iwo Jima Their heroics are timeless

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Beautifully illustrated & part of a new collection of true crime dramas for readers on the ' Cold Case Jury' In 1919 the body of Bella Wright lies in a lonely lane in rural Leicestershire after she was seen with a man on a green bicycle With new evidence 'the jury' gets to decide what happened ...