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1066: THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE BAYEUX Tapestry

\pause{1500}Author: Bridgeford, Andrew
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6969 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
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\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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In this close look at the narrative contained within the Bayeux Tapestry, an extraordinary secret tale of the final years of Anglo-Saxon England is revealed; a tale of a rival to Duke William's claim to the English throne, warrior bishops, court dwarfs and ruthless knights.

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50 YEARS WITH MOUNTBATTEN

\pause{1500}Author: Smith, Charles
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 949 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 3
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\pause{1500}Reader: Doggart, James
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Personal memoir by valet and butler

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ALBERT PRINCE CONSORT

\pause{1500}Author: James, Robert Rhodes
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2247 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 16
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\pause{1500}Reader: Ballingall, May
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Fascinating account of Victoria's consort and his influence on the British monarchy

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AMELIA EARHART

\pause{1500}Author: Rich, Doris L
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 4110 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 12.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Webster, Jean
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The best known female aviator in the world in the 1920s & 30s died mysteriously before she was 40.

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AMERICAN SCOUNDREL

\pause{1500}Author: Keneally, Thomas
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6300 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 11
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Owen, Alan
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The true story of Congressman Daniel Sickles, a womaniser and a cad, who shot his wife's lover in 1859, getting away with murder because of his close friendship with the president. Sickles went on to command a regiment in the Civil War and lead a life as extraordinary as any novel.

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ANNIE'S BOX

\pause{1500}Author: Keynes, Randal
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6186 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 12
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 16.75
\pause{1500}Reader: StJohn, Michael
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Written by the great-great-grandson of Charles Darwin, this is the story of a personal tragedy that lay behind Darwin's 'survival of the fittest' theory and his revolutionary understanding of man's place in nature. The story of his daughter Annie who died when she was ten years old, and how this influenced Darwin.

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AS WE WERE

\pause{1500}Author: Benson, E F
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 5999 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 7
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 10.00
\pause{1500}Reader: Race, Steve
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As the son of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the author was well placed to observe the great, the good and the not-so-good of Victorian society. He records his observations with wit and humour.

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BACHELOR DUKE, THE

\pause{1500}Author: Lees-Milne, James
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 3291 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 9
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 13.50
\pause{1500}Reader: Ralphs, Margaret
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Delightful biography of the 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858);

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BASTARD PRINCE: HENRY VIII'S LOST SON

\pause{1500}Author: Murphy, Beverley
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 6158 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 8
\pause{1500}Time (hours): 11.75
\pause{1500}Reader: Hunter, John
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For a great part of his reign Henry VIII was concerned to produce a legitimate male heir, yet for much of this time he had a son, albeit illegitimate. Henry Fitzroy was born in 1519 and became the Duke of Ricmond and Somerset in 1525. Educated as a Renaissance prince, how close did he get to becoming Henry IX?

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BELOVED EMMA

\pause{1500}Author: Fraser, Flora
\pause{1500}Catalogue number: \S+ 2236 \S*
\pause{1500}Number of cassettes: 20
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\pause{1500}Reader: Pringle, Cicely
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The life of Lady Hamilton, whose affair with Lord Nelson rocked society

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