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A thane was a local administrator in eastern Scotland, equivalent to the son of an earl, who collected revenue and services from the estates under his control. The term thane was introduced by King David I in the 12th century, and later replaced by baron or regality.
Secret History is a long-running British television documentary series. Shown on Channel 4, the Secret History brandname is still used as a banner title in the UK, but many of the individual documentaries can still be found on US cable channels without the branding. It can be seen as Channel 4's answer to the BBC's Timewatch. The series ...
Ivory seal of Godwin, an unknown thegn – first half of eleventh century, British Museum In later Anglo-Saxon England, a thegn (pronounced / θ eɪ n /; Old English: þeġn) or thane [1] (or thayn in Shakespearean English) was an aristocrat who owned substantial land in one or more counties.
A 1979 NBC miniseries based on a book by Lillian Rogers Parks, who worked as a maid and hairdresser in the White House for 30 years. The series depicts the behind-the-scenes life of the staff and the presidents and first ladies they served.
A miniseries docudrama about the lives and achievements of Cornelius Vanderbilt, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, J. P. Morgan, and Henry Ford. Learn how they revolutionized modern society with their industrial innovations and business empires.
The Secret Service is tasked with ensuring the safety of the president of the United States, the vice president of the United States, the president-elect of the United States, the vice president-elect of the United States, and their immediate families; former presidents, their spouses and their children under the age of 16; those in the presidential line of succession, major presidential and ...
Alexander Haig was a U.S. general, secretary of state, and White House chief of staff under presidents Nixon, Ford, and Reagan. He served in the Korean and Vietnam wars, commanded NATO forces in Europe, and played a role in the Watergate scandal and the Falklands War.
The Residence is a TV series created by Paul William Davies for Netflix, based on a non-fiction book by Kate Andersen Brower. It follows a detective who investigates a murder at the White House and uncovers the secrets of its 157 personnel.