Scandal and slayings among Regency London's elite. The shocking murder of Sir Henry Claybourne leaves Regency London shaken and horror-struck. But for genteel spinster Miss Emmeline St. Germaine, the crime slices far too close to home. Just hours before the knight's death she held a dagger to him, threatening him to stay silent as she rescued a scullery maid he had procured for his pleasure. Did the man-or woman-who murdered the knight know of her...

"They say one's home is one's castle, but when it comes to Wynter Castle, Merry would like it to belong to someone else. But until a buyer bites, she could use some extra dough, so she decides to take in renters. The idea pans out, and Merry's able to find a handful of tenants eager to live in a real castle. The only problem is most of them are crumby, tea-swilling old biddies. The Legion of Horrible Ladies, as Merry calls them, is led by the terribly...

"When vintage cookware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton spies an original 1920's Hoosier-brand kitchen cabinet at an estate auction, it's love at first sight. Despite the protests of her sister, Rebecca, that the nineteenth-century yellow-brick house they share in Michigan is already too cluttered with Jaymie's junk, she successfully outbids the other buyers and triumphantly takes home her Hoosier. But that night on the summer porch, where she's...

When her glass bowl is used as a murder weapon, vintage kitchenware and cookbook collector Jaymie Leighton must figure out who wants to implicate her in the death of a former friend.

"Looking forward to her girls-only college reunion vacation, Jaymie's on cloud nine at the idea of lazy trips to the beach, dinner cruises on the nearby river, and snug sleeping in the vintage trailer she's renovated. But no sooner does the group reconnect than her hopes turn to tension as petty squabbles and old acrimonies surface, along with tagalong friends, unexpected guests, and stalkerish ex-husbands. And when a local toolbelt Romeo with an...

Queen Elizabeth struggles to navigate her way while preserving both the monarchy and her marriage. The season begins with soldiers in Her Majesty's Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt and ends with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan.

Based on the 1997 Royal National Theatre production, widely considered the finest staging of King Lear in the past decade. Ian Holm 'touches greatness' (N.Y. Times) in Shakespeare's most sublime and difficult role. "***1/2...this is a impressive rendidtion of one of the Bard's greatest works. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian "...touches greatness..."--New York Times "Timelessly classical, harrowingly modern and unforgettable."--The Sunday...

Vol. 1. "Kept isolated from the court by her domineering mother, Victoria seems unprepared for the throne when King William IV dies. But the teenage queen shows surprising strength and resolve, defying her mother's schemes to seize power, and puts her full faith in the political counsel of Lord Melbourne, the Prime Minister." -- container. Vol. 2. "The changing political fortunes of Lord Melbourne finally afford Albert the opportunity to become involved...

Mr. Chipping is transformed from an awkward, withdrawn schoolmaster to a passionate, well-respected headmaster

The royal family mourns the passing of Winston Churchill. The United Kingdom ushers in a new prime minister, the Labour Party's Harold Wilson whom Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth hear might be a Soviet spy. While Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon visit the USA, the queen, at the bidding of Harold Wilson, asks them to make a side trip to Washington, D.C. to ask President Johnson for financial assistance for the United Kingdom.