Empires: Queen Victoria's Empire

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Product Description

This series offers an engaging portrait of the Queen who ruled over one-fifth of the world's population for 64 years, as well as influential figures who shaped British imperialism: Gladstone,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 841887006316
• Release Date: May 2006
• Rating: Unrated (Not Rated)
• Publisher: PBS
• Starring: .
• Runtime: 4 hours
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: Multiple Formats; Color; NTSC; Widescreen
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

Puts the Empire in perspective.

This presentation is part of the Empires Collection. However, if you are just interested in Queen Victoria’s Empire at this time, this makes an excellent stand-alone three-hour and thirty-nine-minute presentation. Donald Sutherland narrates the series well. Do not strain yourself trying to guess where you heard the background music, as it is original by composer Matthew Scott. The presentation is in soundbite form with several well-known scholars. I have most of their books. I do not approve of soundbites, but it is at least in chronological order. There are a lot of original pictures. The reenactment is mostly out of focus (I suppose it is on purpose.) It helped me put everything in perspective. Even though I had read the writings from several of the key people in the empire, I had trouble seeing how they pieced this information together as a complete story of who the good guys were and who the bad guys were. At least we get to know the people who influenced Victoria and the Empire over her 64-year reign. It is amazing the parallels between history and politics today. It makes you wonder, will we ever learn? I have seen other video presentations of the time, but never so well done.