"New York Times bestselling author Karen Harper tells the tale of Consuelo Vanderbilt, her 'The Wedding of the Century' to the Duke of Marlborough, and her quest to find meaning behind 'the glitter and the gold.' Consuelo finds the inner strength to makethe best of a life she did not choose"--

The world has long been fascinated with the compelling characters and cataclysmic events surrounding the end of the 300-year Romanov dynasty of Russia: •The mystical (and some say mythical) Grigori Rasputin and his influence on the teenaged Alexei, the heir •The four lovely Romanov daughters (OTMA): Olga, Tatiana, Marie, and Anastasia) •World War I and the Communist Revolution of 1917 Few books have touched on what was the greatest secret...

Filmed adaptation of a BBC series on the life and reign of King Henry VIII of England.

Michel Marc Bouchard's latest play tells the story of Queen Christina of Sweden, who wreaked havoc throughout northern Europe in the middle of the seventeenth century. An enigmatic monarch, a flamboyant and unpredictable intellectual, a woman eager for knowledge, and a feminist before her time, Christina reigned over an empire she hoped to make the most sophisticated in all of Europe. In 1649, Christina summoned René Descartes to her court in Uppsala...

In the year 520 AD, during the bloody battle of Camlann, King Arthur, aided by his legendary sword Excalibur, lands a fatal blow to his traitor son Mordred. Arthur's dying wish to his loyal knight, Sir Bedivere, is to return Excalibur, the source of is powers, to the Lady in the Lake. Nineteen years later, an older Sir Bedivere finds himself in jail after trying to free Arthur's son, Owain, from the town guards when he is caught stealing from Lord...

Chronicles the love story of Prince William and Kate Middleton that resulted in one of the most celebrated weddings in history. At a pivotal point in their courtship, William takes to heart the advice of his mother, the late Princess Diana, which she bestowed in an interview before her untimely death. The message she left for her son: hold on to the love of your life and protect it with all of your heart.

SUMMARY : All of Britain and half of France were his kingdom, but King Henry II would never control his family. Christmas, 1183, he calls for his cunning prison-bound wife and his three double-crossing sons to determine the heir to his throne.