| |  Price: $102.99 Now: $92.99 Masterpiece Theatre: I, Claudius: 5PK (DVD Book), Save $10 DVD Set Softcover Book Description:
Winner of four British Academy Awards, an American Emmy and other awards worldwide, this landmark series follows the history of the Roman Empire and the fortunes of its ruling family from 50 B.C. to 50 A.D. Derek Jacobi portrays wise old Claudius, who relates the fascinating tale of treachery and debauchery, involving emperors and murderers, blackmailers and schemers.
|  Price: $24.99 O Christmas Tree DVD Single DVD Description: This charming one-hour holiday special, hosted by Richard Karn (Home Improvement's "Al&") traces the history of the Christmas tree from its origins as a pagan symbol of fertility to a Christian symbol of rebirth. O Christmas Tree celebrates the styles and rituals of Christmas trees all over the world and illustrates the history of the Christmas tree with funny and fascinating Christmas tree lore. Masterpiece Th |  Price: $99.95 Religions of the World 6PK (DVD) 6 DVD Set Description:
Transcend into a world where spiritual beliefs know no limits. Travel to exotic locations around the world and see how such religions as Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Protestantism and Catholicism have shaped cultures, changed history and left their mark on humanity. Learn fascinating facts about the striking similarities and differences. Explore what makes up the core of our very existence. Narrated by Ben Kingsley.  |  Price: $29.98 Masterpiece Theatre: Henry VIII: 2PK (DVD) 2 DVD Set Description:
Henry VIII ascended to the throne as a handsome seventeen-year-old and died after an extraordinary 38-year-reign, an embittered, obese invalid. Desperate for a male heir, Henry cast aside Katherine of Aragon for a series of marriages with wives better known for the way their lives ended. This tale depicts the intrigue, betrayal and rivalry that existed within his Court, in a reign marked by religious upheaval, violence and corruption.
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Price: $19.99 American Experience: Jesse James (DVD) The story of Jesse James remains one of America's most cherished and wrong-headed myths. Less heroic than brutal, James was a product of the American Civil War; a Confederate partisan of expansive ambition and cunning, who helped invent his own valiant legend. A member of a vicious band of Missouri guerrillas during the war, James sought redemption afterwards, but, rode further from it, redeeming instead the glorious memory of the Old South.
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Price: $24.99 American Experience: Truman (DVD) He was a farmer, a businessman, an unknown politician who suddenly found himself president. Of all the men who had held the highest office, Harry Truman was the least prepared, but would prove to be a surprise. TRUMAN recounts his early struggles, success as an army captain and marriage to his lifelong sweetheart, Bess. When he landed the vice presidency with FDR in 1944, he had no idea that his world was about to change forever. |
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Price: $24.99 Marie Antoinette DVD (Unedited Version) Her name is synonymous with the French monarchy and all its excesses, but there is more to the story of Marie Antoinette than the simplistic tale of how a frivolous sovereign helped provoke the uprising that became the French Revolution. This two-hour film paints a surprising portrait of a courageous figure and traces her journey from the splendors of a childhood in the mighty Austro-Hungarian Empire to her final hours in a French prison cell. | 
Price: $29.95 The Crusades: Crescent & The Cross 2PK DVD 2 DVD Set Description:
Over two centuries of warfare, clashing cultures meet in the holiest of settings, the revered city of Jerusalem, to fight to the death for the glory of God. Beginning in A.D. 1096, Christian warriors leave Europe to redeem the ancient city from Arab occupiers, setting off decades of wars. | 
Price: $29.99 American Experience: The Boy in the Bubble DVD When David Vetter died at the age of 12, he was already world famous: the boy in the plastic bubble. Mythologized as the plucky, handsome child who had defied the odds, his life story is in fact even more dramatic. This AMERICAN EXPERIENCE raises some of the most difficult ethical questions of our age. Did doctors, in a rush to save a child, condemn the boy to a life not worth living? Did they, in the end, effectively decide how to kill him?
| Price: $24.99 Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire DVD This series offers an engaging portrait of the Queen who ruled over one-fifth of the world's population for 64 years, as well as influential figures who shaped British imperialism: Gladstone, Disraeli, Livingstone, Rhodes, and Prince Albert. Personal accounts, re-enactments, and cinematography from imperial outposts recount the dramatic clash of personalities and cultures during Victoria's remarkable reign. Donald Sutherland narrates. | 
Price: $29.99 Helen of Troy (DVD) Acclaimed presenter of historic documentaries, Bettany Hughes, embarks on a journey across the eastern Mediterranean to discover the truth about HELEN OF TROY, the woman blamed for causing the Trojan War. Following weapons experts, the two-hour film shows how the conflict in Helen's name would have been fought, unraveling the reality from the myths and putting flesh on "the face that launched a thousand ships." | 
Price: $14.98 The Voyage of La Amistad: A Quest for Freedom (DVD) Emmy award-winner Alfred Woodard narrates the seldom told story of the 1839 revolt of African slaves onboard La Amistad, their capture at Long Island, and their battle for freedom in American courts. Court documents, letters, newspaper articles, and testimony from present-day scholars provide the backdrop for this enlightening recreation of an incident whose consequences reverberate to this day.
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Price: $16.98 The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: 30th Anniversary Special Edition (DVD) 2 DVD Set Description:
This highly acclaimed drama, based on the epic by Ernest J. Gaines, eloquently covers the story of the American Experience-from Civil War to the Civil Rights movement-all told from the memories of a fictional 110-year-old former slave Miss Jane Pittman(Cicely Tyson). Ms. Tyson's tour-de-force performance earned her two Emmy's, best actress and actress of the year in 1974. All total this incredible film earned nine Emmys. ">http://The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman: 30th Anniversary Special Edition (DVD) | 
Price: $49.95 Ancient Voices (DVD) 4 DVD Set Description:
Time Life's Ancient Voices turns back the clock on these and other historical puzzles, using virtual-reality reconstruction, location filming, and evocative re-enactments. Where did "Luzia"-a 12,000-year-old female skeleton unearthed in Brazil-come from? Was Noah's Flood a myth, or did it really occur? What are the secrets behind Nubia's hidden tombs, the Taj Mahal, the Dead Sea scrolls, and the Holy Grail? Eleven haunting stories in all. |
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