British History Recommendations/Assistance
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British History Recommendations/Assistance
In regard to Documentaries.
O.K. I have the following on pre-order (due end of July):
A History of Britain - The Complete Collection (900 Mins.)
Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire (219 Mins.)
I was also looking at the following:
The Wives of Henry VIII (198 Mins)
Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England's Virgin Queen (200 Mins.)
The Tower (384 Mins.)
Battlefield Britain (466 Mins.)
Monarchy with David Starkey (317 Mins.)
Monarchy with David Starkey, Set 2 (239 Mins.)
I have read the reviews and they all seem like good choices. But the review for A History of Britain is not detailed enough for me to know if any of the other ones I am looking at are really necessary or are (more or less)duplication.
I realize that the History of Britain covers a lot in 15 hours and therefor not a lot on any particular topic and some of the others obviously provide more detail (longer running times) than History can but is all the extra info worth it?
I think I will get the Elizabeth one and the Tower one but not sure about the others.
Anyone have some of these and can give me a comparison (which the reviews don't)?
Thanks in advance.
James
O.K. I have the following on pre-order (due end of July):
A History of Britain - The Complete Collection (900 Mins.)
Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire (219 Mins.)
I was also looking at the following:
The Wives of Henry VIII (198 Mins)
Elizabeth: The Acclaimed Saga of England's Virgin Queen (200 Mins.)
The Tower (384 Mins.)
Battlefield Britain (466 Mins.)
Monarchy with David Starkey (317 Mins.)
Monarchy with David Starkey, Set 2 (239 Mins.)
I have read the reviews and they all seem like good choices. But the review for A History of Britain is not detailed enough for me to know if any of the other ones I am looking at are really necessary or are (more or less)duplication.
I realize that the History of Britain covers a lot in 15 hours and therefor not a lot on any particular topic and some of the others obviously provide more detail (longer running times) than History can but is all the extra info worth it?
I think I will get the Elizabeth one and the Tower one but not sure about the others.
Anyone have some of these and can give me a comparison (which the reviews don't)?
Thanks in advance.
James
