For a King renowned for his love life Henry VIII has traditionally been depicted as something of a prude but the story may have been different for the women who shared his bed How did they take the leap from courtier to lover
- perhaps even to wife? What was Henry really like as a lover? Henry's women were uniquely placed to experience the tension between his chivalric ideals & the lusts of the handsome tall athletic king; his first marriage to Catherine of Aragon was on one level a fairytale romance but his affairs with Anne Stafford Elizabeth Carew & Jane Popincourt undermined it early on Later his more established mistresses Bessie Blount & Mary Boleyn risked their good names by bearing him illegitimate children Typical of his time Henry did not see that casual liaisons might threaten his marriage until he met the one woman who held him at arm's length The arrival of Anne Boleyn changed everything Her seductive eyes helped rewrite history After their passionate marriage turned sour the king rapidly remarried to Jane Seymour Henry was a man of great appetites ready to move heaven & earth for a woman he desired; Licence readdresses the experiences of his wives & mistresses in this frank modern take on the affairs of his heart What was it really like to be Mrs Henry VIII?
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One of the most powerful monarchs in British history Henry VIII ruled England in unprecedented splendour In this remarkable composite biography Alison Weir brings Henry&s six wives vividly to life revealing each as a distinct & compelling personality in her own right Drawing upon the rich fund of documentary material from the Tudor period The Six Wives of Henry VIII shows us a court where personal needs frequently influenced public events & where a life of gorgeously ritualised pleasure was shot through with ambition treason & violence ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Previously unknown Australian actor Keith Michell stars as England&s infamous fickle king in a splendid period production Winner of 15 awards including the Prix Italia an Emmy & 5 BAFTAs the drama brings Tudor England to life as each wife&s story unfolds from Catherine of Aragon to Catherine Parr Henry&s marriage to the rawboned Anne of Cleves is the story of an uneasy alliance between England & Germany a political convenience But while the annulment of that marriage amounts to a corresponding escape from political dilemmas it also means the parting of two close friends The cast is dotted with familiar faces with supporting roles for the likes of Annette Crosbie Dorothy Tutin Patrick Troughton & Angela Pleasance ...

The Sixsmiths are a family of suburban Satanists who've fallen prey to the global recession Now their life is in turmoil Ralf needs to find a new job; the twins Cain & Lilith need to survive the public school system; & Annie needs to keep them all sane & under budget Meanwhile their estranged elder daughter Jezabelle is having her own crisis of faith Will the Devil rise to smite their enemies or will he damn them with hellfire & wrath? ...

A very special story which at last provides a heroic exit for Colin Baker's much-loved Time Lord Four hour-long episodes connected by the presence of the Valeyard the entity that exists between the Doctor's twelfth & final incarnations THE END OF THE LINE
- The Doctor & his latest companion Constance investigate a commuter train that has lost its way THE RED HOUSE
- The Doctor & Charlotte Pollard arrive on a world that is populated by werewolves STAGE FRIGHT
- The Doctor & Flip visit Victorian London where investigators Jago & Litefoot explore theatrical performances that have echoes of the Doctor's past lives THE BRINK OF DEATH
- The Doctor & Mel face the final confrontation with the Valeyard
- & the Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice Denied a proper farewell from the Doctor Who TV show Colin Baker here takes the role anew to show how the Sixth Doctor met his end New companion Constance Clarke is played by Miranda Raison a familiar face from British stage & screen including Spooks Poirot Merlin Doctor Who & 24 Live Another Day India Fisher (Charlie Pollard) is the narrator for BBC's popular Masterchef program The four stories are from four different periods of the Sixth Doctor's life each bringing back a popular companion & other friends of the Time Lord CAST Colin Baker (The Doctor) Miranda Raison (Constance Clarke) Anthony Howell (Tim Hope) India Fisher (Charlotte Pollard) Michael Jayston (The Valeyard) Lisa Greenwood (Flip) Christopher Benjamin (Henry Jago) Trevor Baxter (George Litefoot) Lisa Bowerman (Ellie Higson) Bonnie Langford (Melanie Bush)




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Two tales of The Sixth Gun! Two visions of the wild & weird west! Two stories of shamans the Spirit World magic pistols & bounty hunters! Two quests that shape the lives of the heroes & villains of the greatest Old West Fantasy of all time! First the reclusive witch Buzzard Wife gathers a Hunting Party for a treacherous journey into the fabled Valley of Death Then we follow Billjohn O& Henry on a heartbreaking adventure to save his beloved daughter From the House of Death to a Wild West Medicine Show these yarns take aim on heretofore unexplored realms of The Sixth Gun! ...

The Sixth Gun Volume Four Hardcover collects issues 36 through 41 featuring the Not The Bullet But The Fall story arc of the ongoing series by Cullen Bunn Brian Hurtt Tyler Crook & Bill Crabtree as well as the five issue spin-off mini-series Sons of the Gun with guest artist Brian Churilla This oversized deluxe collection

Includes:: never before seen artwork design sketches cover galleries an introduction by Usagi Yojimbo creator Stan Sakai & more from the Eisner-nominated fantasy western epic

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During the darkest days of the Civil War wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power In time the Sixth Gun the most dangerous of the weapons vanished When the gun surfaces in the hands of an innocent girl dark forces reawaken Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun & killing the girl Only Drake Sinclair a gunfighter with a shadowy past stands in their way ...

The Sixth Gun Volume Three Hardcover collects issues 24 through 35 featuring both the Winter Wolves & Ghost Dance story arcs of the ongoing series by Cullen Bunn Brian Hurtt & Bill Crabtree This oversized collection

Includes:: never before seen artwork design sketches interviews cover galleries & an illustrated introduction by acclaimed cartoonist Chris Schweizer (The Crogan Adventures)!

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During the darkest days of the Civil War wicked cutthroats came into possession of six pistols of otherworldly power In time the Sixth Gun the most dangerous of the weapons vanished When the gun surfaces in the hands of an innocent girl dark forces reawaken Vile men thought long dead set their sights on retrieving the gun & killing the girl Only Drake Sinclair a gunfighter with a shadowy past stands in their way But the guns have a power & a destiny more terrifying than anyone imagines! This deluxe edition collects the first 11 issues of the smash hit series The Sixth Gun in a massive new oversized format jammed with extras & bonus features including never-before-seen pitch artwork cover gallery & the previously web-exclusive Christmas yarn Them's What Ails Ya! ...