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|author= Teresa Cole
|title= Henry V: The Life of the Warrior King & the Battle of Agincourt
|rating= 4.5
|genre= Biography
|summary= Henry V is remembered as one of England's greatest warrior kings, not least as a result of his immortalisation in the play by Shakespeare (as well as by two film versions of the drama). Ironically he was one of several great-grandchildren of Edward III, and as he was considered relatively unimportant at the time of his birth, exactly when he arrived in the world was not recorded and two different dates have been given. It was the deposition of his father's childless cousin Richard II in 1399 which placed him directly in the line of succession.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1445655411</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author= Peter Ackroyd
|summary= Just a glance at this book is enough to make us realise, or remind us, that Sir David Frost was a towering presence in the world of television for around half a century. From the days when he stormed the barricades of cosy light entertainment at the start of the swinging sixties, to his major political interviews and his position as one of the founding fathers of TV-am, he was a cornerstone of the industry. Without him, the history of broadcasting during that period would surely have been very different.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0753556707</amazonuk>
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{{newreview
|author=John Van der Kiste
|title=Jeff Lynne: The Electric Light Orchestra - Before and After
|rating=4.5
|genre=Biography
|summary=Jeff Lynne grew up in a Birmingham suburb right at the end of 1947: even as a child he was passionate about music and was a much respected guitarist as a teenager. He was a member of various semi-professional groups - critical acclaim came when he fronted Idle Race in the late sixties and popularity and a degree of commercial success arrived when he joined the popular group The Move. Whilst still playing with that group he co-founded, along with Roy Wood, the groundbreaking Electric Light Orchestra, but it was with Wood's departure that Lynne turned what had been an occasionally uneasy fusion of classical and rock into a successful and popular act.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1781554927</amazonuk>
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