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Swordland
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A tale of war, death, lust, and scheming, set in the starkly beautiful landscapes of medieval...

George II: King and Elector
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Despite a long and eventful reign, Britain's George II is a largely forgotten monarch, his...

Helena Normanton and the Opening of the Bar to Women
Judith Bourne and Mary Jane Mossman
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In this first full-length account of Helena Normanton's life and career, Judith Bourne tells of her...

10 Greatest Ships of the Royal Navy
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For more than 150 years it was the world's most powerful force: between victory at Trafalgar in 1805...

Pete Fowler recommended The Willows by Belbury Poly in Music (curated)

Rebecca's Choice
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‘Can Rebecca find the love and passion she craves within a Victorian world that seems to be...
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Census: The Expert Guide
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This practical guide to using censuses in your family research shows you how to interpret intricate...

In the Land of the Long White Cloud
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Helen Davenport, governess for a wealthy London household, longs for a family of her own—but...

Awix (3310 KP) rated At the Earth's Core (1976) in Movies
Nov 10, 2018 (Updated Nov 10, 2018)
One of the final examples of the kind of cheap and cheerful genre movie that the success of Star Wars the following year was to transform utterly. This one is notable for some of the worst man-in-a-suit monster effects ever seen outside Japan, the closest thing to a bad performance ever given by Peter Cushing, and an oddly inconsistent tone - much of it is rather juvenile, but some of the violence is a bit heavy for what often feels like a knockabout kid's film (the Earth's core is a wholly abstinent place - there isn't even the suggestion of funny business between McClure and Munro). The Iron Mole model is actually not bad, and the prog rock soundtrack certainly makes it distinctive. Kind of fun, in the end. Contains the line 'You can't mesmerise me, I'm British!'