Twenty Years After, a sequel to the Three Musketeers, continues the adventures of D'Artagnan and his three friends, Porthos, Athos and Aramis during the hectic days of Queen Anne and Cardinal Mazarin. The story recreates one of the most turbulent periods in French history, marked by petty intrigues and beset with internal revolution.
Follow the life of French heroine Joan of Arc (1412-1431) also known as the "Maid of Orleans" who united the French against the English occupying forces. Jeanne d'Arc was born to a peasant family in Lorraine, France. At the age of 13, she started to hear voices speaking to her from Saint Michael, Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret inspiring her to lead the French against the English. She was burned at the stake in 1431 and charged by the church for being a heretic.
The French and Indian War was over. The great battle for possession of North America had been won by England, but the French flag still floated over many Western outposts. It remained for the English to take possession of these posts. This was not an easy task or a safe one. Their way lay through trackless forests filled with hostile Indians.
Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career spanning nearly three decades and encompassing a vast and brilliant array of characters that would eventually establish her as a national treasure. From her early years as an RAF child to her flat-sharing antics with Jennifer Saunders, from her outspoken views on sizeism to her marriage to Lenny Henry, Dear Fatty will chronicle the fascinating and hilarious rise of a complex, dynamic and unstoppable woman.
