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History pur! Und wenn dann auch noch Herr Shakespeare seine Finger im Spiel hatte, ist die große Tragödie (manchmal auch Komödie) nicht fern. Und so ist es auch in der Miniserie „The Hollow Crown“, deren zwei Staffeln auf der Grundlage der legendären „Lancaster Tetralogie“ sowie der „York Tetralogie“ (die so genannten Rosenkriege) entstanden sind. „The Hollow Crown“ wurde ab 2012 von Oscar-Preisträger Sam Mendes („James Bond 007: Skyfall“ und „Spectre“, „American Beauty“) für die BBC produziert und bereits mit zahlreichen Preisen (u.a. BAFTA-Awards in vier Kategorien) ausgezeichnet, was sicher auch daran liegt, dass sich in diesen „Königsdramen“ die Creme de la Creme der britischen Schauspielkunst wie Benedect Cumberbatch („Sherlock“, „The Imitation Game“), Judi Dench („Shakespeare In Love“, „Philomena“), Hugh Bonneville („Downton Abbey“, „Notting Hill“), Jeremy Irons („Das Geisterhaus“, „Die Borgias“), John Hurt („1984“, „Dame, König, As, Spion“)Tom Hiddleston („Marvel´s The Avengers“, „Only Lovers Left Alive“) und Ben Whishaw („Cloud Atlas“, „Das Parfum“) vereinen. Es ist in Staffel 1 die Geschichte dreier Könige, die hier erzählt wird. Alles beginnt mit Richard II. (Ben Whishaw). Dieser ist ein eitler Emporkömmling, der sich unfähig und respektlos gegenüber der Staatsraison und seiner wichtigsten Berater zeigt. Seine Hauptgegner sind hier vor allem irische Rebellen. Zudem hat er großen Ärger mit John of Gaunt (Patrick Stewart, „Star Trek“, „X-Men“), dem Duke von Lancaster, da er dessen Sohn aus dem Königreich verbannt hat und der Duke sich nun gegen den König wendet und ihn sogar gefangen nimmt. Als Richard dann endlich lernt, was es heißt, König zu sein, ist es bereits zu spät: sein eigener Cousin beraubt ihn all seiner Würden und besteigt den Thron als Henry IV (Jeremy Irons). Dessen Regentschaft ist geprägt von der Schuld an Richards Tod, Bürgerkrieg und der nagenden Furcht, dass sein Sohn Hal (Tom Hiddleston), der sich lieber im Wirtshaus herumtreibt als bei Hofe, ein Taugenichts ist und der Krone nicht wert. Als er schließlich dennoch als Henry V. die Geschicke Englands führt, muss er sich seiner Vergangenheit entledigen, während er sowohl gegen Frankreich als auch seine ganz eigenen Dämonen zu Felde zieht... Es bahnt sich in Staffel 2 ein Komplott an, dessen Folgen als „Rosenkriege“ in die Geschichte eingehen werden: Das Haus York verstrickt sich in blutigen Fehden gegen das Haus Lancaster, um sein Recht geltend zu machen, den rechtmäßigen König von England zu stellen. Diese Mission scheint erfüllt, als letztendlich Yorks Erbe gekrönt wird. Doch der neue König ahnt nicht, dass seine größte Bedrohung ganz nah ist: Sein skrupelloser, machtbesessener Bruder Richard (Benedict Cumberbatch), später König Richard III., hat es ebenfalls auf den Thron abgesehen. Und so fordern die Rosenkriege immer weitere Opfer, der Blutzoll steigt immer höher und höher...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the explosive, obsessive Killing Eve series - the inspiration behind the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! ' An icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming All these battle scars, my love You're running out of lives. Determined to escape the iron shackles of the Twelve, Eve and Oxana are trying something new. Something risky, even for them. They're going freelance. Their first client, sent their way by MI5, is Majid Ismailov. An international power player and an important friend to Britain, Majid is also a passionate racehorse owner with his eye on the racing calendar's most fiercely contested prize - the Prix de Arc de Triomphe, run annually in Paris. When one of Majid's prize fillies is stolen from his Newmarket stable, Eve and Oxana enter a world new to both of them. What at first appears to be an amateurish ransom attempt is gradually revealed as something more sinister. A carefully plotted move in a superpower chess game. Meanwhile Oxana has a deadly secret of her own, a secret that threatens her already volatile relationship with Eve. Can she contain the violence within her before it destroys them both? Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection 'Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end.' International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer 'A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse - Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer - Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun - Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour - Metro Exciting and fun - Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling - The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r - Radio Times

Villanelle and Eve are back The eagerly anticipated brand new book in Luke Jennings' bestselling KILLING EVE series, the page-turning novels that became the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! I haven't kept her safe. Someone's taken her. It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them 🩸 Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off-grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder. You won't be able to put down this high-octane action thriller featuring two unforgettable heroines! Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection Somehow Luke Jennings does it again: makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - author and journalist Catherine Mayer Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse ― Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer ― Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun ― Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour ― Metro Exciting and fun ― Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling ― The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thriller ― Radio Times

Villanelle and Eve are back The eagerly anticipated brand new book in Luke Jennings' bestselling KILLING EVE series, the page-turning novels that became the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end!' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen I haven't kept her safe. Someone's taken her. It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off-grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder. You won't be able to put down this high-octane action thriller featuring two unforgettable heroines! Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end. ' International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse _ Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer _ Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun _ Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour _ Metro Exciting and fun _ Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling _ The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r _ Radio Times

The brand new instalment in the explosive, obsessive Killing Eve series - the inspiration behind the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh. 'This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end.' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen All these battle scars, my love... You're running out of lives. Determined to escape the iron shackles of the Twelve, Eve and Oxana are trying something new. Something risky, even for them. They're going freelance. Their first client, sent their way by MI5, is Majid Ismailov. An international power player and an important friend to Britain, Majid is also a passionate racehorse owner with his eye on the racing calendar's most fiercely contested prize - the Prix de Arc de Triomphe, run annually in Paris. When one of Majid's prize fillies is stolen from his Newmarket stable, Eve and Oxana enter a world new to both of them. What at first appears to be an amateurish ransom attempt is gradually revealed as something more sinister. A carefully plotted move in a superpower chess game. Meanwhile Oxana has a deadly secret of her own, a secret that threatens her already volatile relationship with Eve. Can she contain the violence within her before it destroys them both? ¿¿ Praise for the bestselling series ¿¿ 'Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end.' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse ¿ Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer ¿ Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun ¿ Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour ¿ Metro Exciting and fun ¿ Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling ¿ The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r ¿ Radio Times

The BRAND NEW instalment in the explosive, obsessive Killing Eve series - the inspiration behind the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! ' An icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming All these battle scars, my love You're running out of lives. Determined to escape the iron shackles of the Twelve, Eve and Oxana are trying something new. Something risky, even for them. They're going freelance. Their first client, sent their way by MI5, is Majid Ismailov. An international power player and an important friend to Britain, Majid is also a passionate racehorse owner with his eye on the racing calendar's most fiercely contested prize - the Prix de Arc de Triomphe, run annually in Paris. When one of Majid's prize fillies is stolen from his Newmarket stable, Eve and Oxana enter a world new to both of them. What at first appears to be an amateurish ransom attempt is gradually revealed as something more sinister. A carefully plotted move in a superpower chess game. Meanwhile Oxana has a deadly secret of her own, a secret that threatens her already volatile relationship with Eve. Can she contain the violence within her before it destroys them both? Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection 'Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end.' International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer 'A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse - Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer - Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun - Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour - Metro Exciting and fun - Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling - The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r - Radio Times

Villanelle and Eve are back The eagerly anticipated brand new book in Luke Jennings' bestselling KILLING EVE series, the page-turning novels that became the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end!' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen I haven't kept her safe. Someone's taken her. It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off-grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder. You won't be able to put down this high-octane action thriller featuring two unforgettable heroines! Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end. ' International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse _ Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer _ Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun _ Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour _ Metro Exciting and fun _ Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling _ The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r _ Radio Times

Villanelle and Eve are back The eagerly anticipated brand new book in Luke Jennings' bestselling KILLING EVE series, the page-turning novels that became the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh! This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end!' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen I haven't kept her safe. Someone's taken her. It goes without saying that when I find out who that is, I'll kill them Ex-MI6 officer Eve Polastri and assassin Oxana Vorontsova are living off-grid in Russia. Their existence is pinched and drab; both know how close they came to mutual destruction. Oxana is approached by the Twelve. Frustrated by inaction, hungry for her old life, she allows herself to be brought in from the cold. Then she finds Eve gone, taken from her by those who think she still belongs to them. And so Villanelle wakes, and a new game begins Villanelle plays her part with lethal skill, indulging the monster that has for too long been caged. As the hunt for Eve takes her from St Petersburg to Paris and a final reckoning in London, old and new enemies surface. Soon both women are drawn back into the shadowlands of political intrigue and murder. You won't be able to put down this high-octane action thriller featuring two unforgettable heroines! Praise for Killing Eve: Resurrection A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction ' Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening . This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end. ' International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again : makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse _ Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer _ Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun _ Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour _ Metro Exciting and fun _ Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling _ The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thrille r _ Radio Times

The latest instalment of Luke Jennings's bestselling Killing Eve series - the inspiration behind the BAFTA-winning drama starring Jodie Comer and Sandra Oh. 'A fast-paced thriller, a love story... Luke Jennings has his own breathtakingly original take on love and death' - Michael Ridpath I lie to her constantly, and it's always the same lie. That I'm as human as she is. Deceived once too often by Oxana, Eve flees to the country town where she lived as a child. But violence and death are hard on her heels, and time will not be turned back. Reeling from Eve's departure, Oxana throws herself into her latest mission: to assassinate the leaders of a newly formed European drug cartel. Turkish mafia boss Tahir Yilmaz is hosting a voyage around the Greek islands on his luxury yacht Medusa. The group includes his seventeen-year-old daughter Defne and her friend Buse, and Tahir is taking no chances. He's hired a chaperone, a nanny from a top-drawer English training school. At least he thinks that's who Oxana is... As the Medusa moves from isle to idyllic isle, a brutal showdown draws closer, and with it, a deadly reckoning for Eve and Oxana. Can the star-crossed couple save their relationship? Can they even save themselves? The latest Killing Eve adventure is charged with all the savage humour, chilling violence and perversely romantic longing that fans of the series have come to love and expect. Welcome aboard the Medusa! Praise for the bestselling KILLING EVE series 'Villanelle is one of the most entrancing characters ever created, simultaneously a heroine and villain, both fascinating and frightening. This twisty, jaw-dropping tale kept me gripped from beginning to end.' - International bestselling author Tess Gerritsen Somehow Luke Jennings does it again: makes you root for a psychopath and the woman who will share her life provided they dodge bullets and her own murderous impulses - Author and journalist Catherine Mayer 'A welcome return for an icon of spy fiction' - Sunday Times bestselling author Charles Cumming Topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse ― Sunday Express A memorable protagonist . . . there is an extra sheen of glamour that makes Villanelle more a James Bond than a mere killer ― Daily Mail Like Ian Fleming, Jennings is at once tongue-in-cheek and serious . . . His version of 007 is great fun ― Sunday Times A short howitzer of a novel . . . Jennings writes at supersonic speed, packing in an impressive number of violent set pieces and sex scenes. The breakneck pace is undeniably addictive but he also displays an offbeat sense of humour ― Metro Exciting and fun ― Daily Express Reads a little like Terry Hayes's I Am Pilgrim in miniature . . . the final pages are thrilling ― The Spectator Racy in several senses and gripping from the word go, you can also see why BBC America commissioned a television version of Jennings's sensational thriller ― Radio Times