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Program designed to give viewers a clear understanding of the historical events of various land acquisitions that led to the creation of the United States as it is today. Archival footage combined with lively maps and graphics help tell how the United States expanded. Events covered include the Louisiana Purchase, the Texas Annexation, the Gadsden Purchase and more. Viewers will get the opportunity to polish their map skills, as they come to appreciate...

El momento de la lucha habia llegado y para liberar al pueblo de Mexico, seria necesario acabar con la tirania y la dictadura que llego a oprimir al punto de El regimen del General Diaz tenia que sucumbir por medio de las armas para respetar la voluntad nacional.

Features six national parks entities in Washington State.

King Charles VI declares that knight Jean de Carrouges must settle his dispute with his squire by challenging him to a duel.

A historical docudrama that reveals a unique scenery on the terrible fate of the sister ship of the famous Titanic, whose final destiny was to be lost while at sea. The project presents the on-screen combination of re-enacted historical events intertwined with the scientific underwater documentary. The narration of the re-enacted story is being done by Nelly, who has departed her affluent family to serve as a newly recruited volunteer nurse on the...

Story of the fifteenth-century peasant girl who led a French army to victory against the English, witnessed the crowning of King Charles VII, and was later burned at the stake for witchcraft.

Atonement: In 1935, 13-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will...

"For the first time ever, the greatest story ever told is being presented as a multi-season show. Digging deeper into the backstories and context of the people and events of the gospels, Season One of the #1 highest crowd-funded media project of all time introduces you to people such as Simon Peter, Nicodemus, Mary Magdalene, Matthew, and of course, Jesus in a way never before seen on film." -- Back cover.

Alexander Dreymon reprises his lead role as the great warrior Uhtred of Bebbanburg, who must ride once more across a fractured kingdom with several of the series' much-loved returning characters, as they battle alongside, and against, new allies and enemies. Following the death of King Edward, a battle for the crown ensues, as rival heirs and invaders compete for power. And when an alliance comes seeking Uhtred's help in their plans, Uhtred faces...

Kings speech: The story of King George VI of Britain, his impromptu ascension to the throne and the speech therapist who helped the unsure monarch become worthy of it. Victoria & Abdul: The true story of the friendship between Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim. Mary Queen of Scots: Queen of France at sixteen, widowed at eighteen, Mary Stuart defies pressure to remarry and instead returns to her native Scotland to reclaim her rightful throne. By birth,...