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    Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL (/ˈʃɑːmə/ SHAH-mə; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises...
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  • Simon Schama's Power of Art is an eight-part BBC TV mini-series examining the works of eight artists, the context surrounding one of their works and the...
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  • History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 30 September 2000. A study...
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  • for the narrative and describing the plot as "total fiction", (Jewish) Simon Schama: "the documents shouted to high heaven that Thomas Cromwell was, in fact...
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  • is a television series, in five parts, presented by British historian Simon Schama. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC Two in September 2013...
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  • Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (category Books by Simon Schama)
    book by the historian Simon Schama, published in 1989, the bicentenary of the French Revolution. "The terror," declared Schama in the book, "was merely...
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    26–7. Schama, p. 333; Lüsebrink and Reichardt, p. 19. Schama, p. 334. Schama, p. 334; Linguet (2005). Schama, pp. 334–5. Schama, p. 335. Schama, pp. 336–7...
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    despite all the following episodes holding high and consistent ratings. Simon Schama stated concerns about how the series depicted historical figures. Emily...
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  • The Story of the Jews (book) (category Books by Simon Schama)
    Finding the Words, 1000 BCE–1492 CE is a book by the British historian Simon Schama, which is being published in three volumes. The first volume, entitled...
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  • Civilisation by Kenneth Clark. Individual episodes are presented by Simon Schama, Mary Beard, and David Olusoga, with music composed by Tandis Jenhudson...
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    joined the attackers, and were eventually released. The history writer Simon Schama describes de Launay as a "reasonably conscientious if somewhat dour"...
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  • by Elephant Micah The Embarrassment of Riches, a 1987 history book by Simon Schama The Embarrassment of Riches (film), a 1918 silent film An Embarrassment...
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  • A History of Britain (book series) (category Books by Simon Schama)
    A History of Britain is a series of three books by Simon Schama, written to accompany his BBC television series A History of Britain. The volumes are:...
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    Schama, p. 262. Schama, pp. 215–221. Schama, p. 237. Schama, p. 243. Schama, p. 245. Schama, p. 249. Schama, pp. 258–259. Schama, pp. 264–266. Schama...
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    financial crisis; François Furet is a prominent proponent of the former, Simon Schama of the latter. Prior to the revolution, France was a de jure absolute...
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    Citizens, Simon Schama, Penguin 1989 p. 652 Jordan, p. 69 Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p. 379 Citizens, Simon Schama, Penguin 1989...
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    mostly known today for his works in Haarlem. His style is described by Simon Schama as Mannerist. De Key was born in Ghent, and was already a well-known...
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    The Embarrassment of Riches (category Books by Simon Schama)
    historian Simon Schama published in 1987. The book covers an overview of the political and socio-cultural aspects of the Dutch Golden Age, Schama depicts...
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  • Stephen Dillane, and was discussed by Simon Schama in his 2015 BBC television series The Face of Britain by Simon Schama. Works by Sutherland are held in the...
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  • BBC show". BBC News. BBC. 22 December 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2016. "Simon Schama and Mary Beard to present major BBC art series". BBC News. BBC. 20 December...
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    Johansen and Anders Thomas Jensen Simon Schama's Power of Art: Rembrandt, a 2006 BBC documentary film series by Simon Schama Nightwatching, a 2007 film directed...
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    351–383. doi:10.1080/02666286.2023.2180931. ISSN 0266-6286. Schama, Simon (2006). Simon Schama's Power of Art. London: BBC Books. p. 125. ISBN 9780563487104...
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    org. Retrieved 2016-02-18. Ruiz, Simon Schama Portrait by Stefan (2012-02-03). "Cindy Sherman talks to Simon Schama". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766...
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    Speaks (2002, EMI Classics): "It is thy will thy image should keep open" Simon Schama's John Donne: 2009 "Honorary CBE notice for Shaw". BBC News. 30 December...
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    January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Simon Schama (16 August 2013). "Orhan Pamuk talks to Simon Schama". FT Magazine. Archived from the original...
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    1 June 2012. p. 8 Schama, Simon (2023). Foreign bodies: pandemics, vaccines and the health of nations. London New York Sydney: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-4711-6991-5...
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  • work for the public: a generation of scholars that includes Roy Porter, Simon Schama, Linda Colley, David Cannadine and others who came to prominence in the...
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    no one rid me of this turbulent priest?", but according to historian Simon Schama this is incorrect: he accepts the account of the contemporary biographer...
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  • Brittan of Spennithorne), being former pupils of the School. The historian Simon Schama, a frequent contributor to television and radio programmes, and the late...
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  • Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900 (category Books by Simon Schama)
    Volume 2 is a 2017 book by Simon Schama on the cultural history of the Jewish people. Belonging is the second volume of Schama's Story of the Jews, the first...
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