Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The incredible tale of the young powerful seductive King Henry VIII unfolds in THE TUDORS the daring series focusing on the tumultuous early years of the ambitious King&s nearly 40 year reign of England Bold & passionate about his country & his women Henry&s obsession with ensuring his legacy led to beheadings of friend & foe waging war & challenging the almighty Catholic Church of England forever changing the soul of the British Empire In the second season of THE TUDORS the sexy TV sensation Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is finally free to marry Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) however we soon find out why she is later called & Anne of a Thousand Days& as the political & emotional turmoil of life at court find another victim The series also delves into his political relationships including those with the Sir Thomas More an The incredible tale of the young powerful seductive King Henry VIII unfolds in THE TUDORS the daring series focusing on the tumultuous early years of the ambitious King&s nearly 40 year reign of England Bold & passionate about his country & his women Henry&s obsession with ensuring his legacy led to beheadings of friend & foe waging war & challenging the almighty Catholic Church of England forever changing the soul of the British Empire In the second season of THE TUDORS the sexy TV sensation Henry (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is finally free to marry Anne Boleyn (Natalie Dormer) however we soon find out why she is later called & Anne of a Thousand Days& as the political & emotional turmoil of life at court find another victim The series also delves into his political relationships including those with the Sir Thomas More & Pope Paul III played by Peter O& Toole during the Catholic Church of England&s break with Romed&s break with Rome ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play The Tudors is back with Season 2! Passion ambition & treachery collide in this compelling drama about the early years of King Henry VIII&s infamous 40-year reign With a lust for power & an appetite for love this young Monarch (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers) rules his kingdom as he lives his life
- with ruthless abandon Affairs of the state carry little interest for him as England&s ruler is intent upon his own desires Actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jeremy Northam Henry Cavill Natalie Dormer Nick Dunning Maria Doyle Kennedy Padraic Delaney James Frain John Kavanagh Anthony Brophy & Jamie Thomas King Certificate 15 years & over Screen Widescreen 1781 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles Chinese ; English ; Greek ; Hindi ; Indonesian ; Korean ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Thai Closed Captions Yes

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play All eight episodes from the third season of the Emmy Award-nominated historical drama series Set in Renaissance Britain during the early part of Henry&s reign the story focuses on the life & romances of the young King Henry VIII (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) Episodes comprise & Civil Unrest& & The Northern Uprising& & Dissention & Punishment& & The Death of a Queen& & Problems in the Reformation& & Search for a New Queen& & Protestant Anne of Cleves& & & The Undoing of Cromwell& ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Jonathan Rhys Meyers Henry Cavill & special guest Joely Richardson star in the thrilling final season of The Tudors the epic drama about the life loves & lusts of England&s most notorious King King Henry VIII marries his fifth wife seventeen-year-old Catherine Howard a mischievous beauty who ignites the passion of both the King & his chamber groom setting up a deadly love triangle Spun into a midlife crisis Henry remarries & embarks on a war with France to capture Boulogne & symbolically recapture his youth At home the battle between Catholics & Protestants escalates when Henry&s beloved sixth wife is charged with heresy Now Henry in his growing madness must determine her fate while securing the legacy of his magnificent reign ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Jonathan Rhys Meyers Henry Cavill & special guest Joely Richardson star in the thrilling final season of The Tudors the epic drama about the life loves & lusts of England&s most notorious King King Henry VIII marries his fifth wife seventeen-year-old Catherine Howard a mischievous beauty who ignites the passion of both the King & his chamber groom setting up a deadly love triangle Spun into a midlife crisis Henry remarries & embarks on a war with France to capture Boulogne & symbolically recapture his youth At home the battle between Catholics & Protestants escalates when Henry&s beloved sixth wife is charged with heresy Now Henry in his growing madness must determine her fate while securing the legacy of his magnificent reign ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Golden Globe Award-winning Jonathan Rhys Meyers gives the performance of a lifetime as England&s most notorious king in the thrilling hit drama series The Tudors King Henry VIII&s fierce passion to secure England&s world prominence & his own legacy leads him through a string of six wives an ill-advised war with France & ultimately a place in history as one of the world&s most charismatic most brutal & most deeply human kings The all-star cast

Includes:: Jonathan Rhys Meyers Sam Neill Peter O& Toole Joely Richardson & Henry Cavill Get all four seasons of heart-pounding action & edge-of-your seat intrigue in this critically-acclaimed series that redefined historical dramas Actors Jonathan Rhys Meyers Henry Cavill Sarah Bolger Joanne King & Max Brown Certificate 15 years & over Year 2007
- 2010 Languages English Duration 31 hours & 33 minutes (approx)


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The monarchs of the Tudor period are among some of the most well-known figures in British history John Guy presents a compelling & fascinating exploration of the Tudors in the new edition of this Very Short Introduction Looking at all aspects of the period from beginning to end he considers Tudor politics religion & economics as well as issues relating to gender & minority rule & the art architecture & social & material culture of the time Introducing all of the key Tudor monarchs Guy considers the impact the Tudor period had not only at the time but also the historical legacy it left behind ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

A stunning adaptation for schools by the Children's Laureate Anne Fine of her much-loved children's novel Why is Tulip always ...

Framed as the confession of a tormented outcast who has murdered the only woman capable of understanding him Ernesto Sabato's The Tunnel has been acclaimed as a masterpiece by writers such as Albert Camus & Graham Greene This Penguin Classics edition is translated by Margaret Sayers Peden with an introduction by Colm Toibin Infamous for the murder of Maria Iribarne the artist Juan Pablo Castel is now writing a detailed account of his relationship with the victim from his prison cell obsessed from the first moment he saw her examining one of his paintings Castel had become fixated on her over the next months & fantasized over how they might meet again When he happened upon her one day a relationship was formed which swiftly convinced him of their mutual love But Castel's growing paranoia would lead him to destroy the one thing he truly cared about Ernesto Sabato (1911-2011) was born in Rojas a small town in Buenos Aires Province He read physics at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata attended the Sorbonne in Paris & worked at the Curie Institute After World War II he lost faith in science & began writing fiction If you enjoyed The Tunnel you might like Albert Camus' The Outsider also available in Penguin Modern Classics' Sabato captures the intensity of passions run into uncharted passages where love promises not tranquillity but danger' Los Angeles Times' An existentialist classic Retains a chilling memorable power' The New York Times Book Review ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play When a prominent French politician is found dead on the border between the UK & France detectives Karl Roebuck (Stephen Dillane) & Elise Wassermann (Clemence Poesy) are sent to investigate on behalf of their respective countries However as the case takes a surreal turn a series of elaborate killings force the French & British police into uneasy partnership Despite cultural divides they find common ground in the race to stop a serial killer who has no boundaries Using increasingly ingenious methods to highlight five &truths& about our morally bankrupt society the murderer draws Karl & Elise ever deeper into a powerful personal & deadly agenda A compelling & sophisticated thriller set against the backdrop of Europe in crisis from the makers of Broadchurch Spooks & Life on Mars Actors Stephen Dillane Clemence Poesy & Alexander Hathaway Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Languages English ; French Subtitles English Duration 8 hours & 20 minutes (approx) ...