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End of Empire : The Rise and Fall of Dynasties.

Historian David Adams crosses Europe and Asia as he investigates the warrior kings who created vast empires only for their families to later dismember the empire as they fight over the spoils. In a real "Game of Thrones" the dysfunctional families of Attila the Hun; Timur (Tamerlane the Great); Edgar, King of the English and Charlemagne manage to lose it all.

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C9008702931 DVD 321.03 END
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Dewey 321.03
Title End of Empire : The Rise and Fall of Dynasties.
Published Australia : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, ©2019.
Physical description 2 DVD-videos (176 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm.
General note Catalogued from container.
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment : 95345SDG.
Originally broadcast on the History Channel in 2019.
Contains four episodes, each focusing on a different empire in history.
Contents note Timur : The Sword of Islam -- Edgar : King of the English -- Attila : The Barbarian Invader -- Charlemagne : The Father of Europe.
Credits note Series created by Paul Barron.
Performer note Presented by David Adams.
Summary Historian David Adams crosses Europe and Asia as he investigates the warrior kings who created vast empires only for their families to later dismember the empire as they fight over the spoils. In a real "Game of Thrones" the dysfunctional families of Attila the Hun; Timur (Tamerlane the Great); Edgar, King of the English and Charlemagne manage to lose it all.
Subject Timur, -- 1336-1405
Edgar, -- King of England,943 or 944-975
Attila,-453
Charlemagne, -- Emperor,742-814
Huns -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Mongols -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
France -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Great Britain -- Kings and rulers -- Biography
Documentary television programs
Historical re-enactments (Television programs)
Television series
Nonfiction television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Additional author Barron, Paul creator.
Adams, David presenter.
Added title End of Empire : The Rise and Fall of Dynasties (Television program)
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