great britain

Explores the life of playwright and poet William Shakespeare, discussing the social and political world in which he lived, his childhood, his loves, his "lost years," his career, and his plays.

Describes what life was like in the first English colonies in the Americas.

In this retelling of the fairy tale 'Sleeping Beauty,' Princess Elyce escapes unscrupulous King Conrad by taking a sleeping potion, and after Sir Gerard wakes her with a kiss they begin their journey to Prague in the dead of winter.

In medieval England, nineteen-year-old Audrey, the daughter of English nobility and facially scarred by her abusive, mentally ill sister, seeks God's protection when she runs away from an arranged marriage proposal, to find true love, safety, and a purpose to her life.

Explores how the characters and lives of King George III of England and George Washington affected the progress and outcome of the American Revolution.

George has always been in love with their best friend, Eleanor and has always tried to ignore it. Now Eleanor is coming of age and expected to marry a suitable man, it doesn't matter how George feels they have to let her go. Besides, George is busy avoiding their aunt's matchmaking, taking over the failing family estate, and trying to keep their dressing in men's clothes a secret. Eleanor has always wanted to do everything 'right,' including falling in love but she's never met a boy she's interested in. She's more concerned with finding the perfect match for her cousin Charlotte, and working out why George is suddenly pulling away. But Eleanor's friendships seem to be falling apart, and she's beginning to realise that she likes George more than any man she's met at a ball...

Discusses the key military and nonmilitary figures, battles, and events of the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.

Recreates daily life in Victorian England, from urban slums to the estates of high society, with information on the physical, social, economic, and legal aspects of the era, from 1837 to 1901.

Examines the causes, conduct, and consequences of the industrial revolution that transformed Great Britain between the mid-eighteenth and mid-nineteenth century.