Film Chapters

Since the era of "silent films," moving pictures are an important part of worldwide culture. How did movies get their start? What are the stories behind the movies? Enjoy hundreds of stories in this Collection.

Mary Tudor names Elizabeth as her successor; Elizabeth becomes Queen at age twenty-five and reigns for nearly 45 years.

Mary tries, unsuccessfully for 19 years, to get help from Elizabeth, who imprisons her.

A power boating accident leaves Elizabeth King in a coma and on life support.

Betty Bersinger finds Elizabeth's disfigured body on a sidewalk near vacant lots. View crime scene photos.

Two white men torture and murder young Emmett Till.

Sixty years on, remember Emmett Till whose visit with relatives in Mississippi led to grossly unfair treatment under Jim Crow laws. His Mother's react...

Mary is to marry the sickly son of Henry VIII, but Catholic forces oppose it, resulting in a war.

Here we see an example of an Enigma code book which Germany used during World War II. The title, Sondermaschinen Schlüssel, means "Special Machin...

The movie, U-571, is an American fictionalized account of the Enigma Machine's capture; it angers the British so President Clinton must apologize.

Norman Warne is an editor who first helps Beatrix with her books, and then becomes her romantic partner.

Threatened by Mary's supporters, Elizabeth's followers plot to incriminate Mary.

Ephialtes, a Greek traitor, leads Xerxes' army on a secret path around Thermopylae in order to surround and defeat the Greek army.

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