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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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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    Jacobean Metropolis (Cambridge, 2020), p. 189. doi:10.1017/9781108625227 Simon Schama (2001). A History of Britain Vol. II: The Wars of the British 1603–1776...
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  • Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age by Simon Schama; and An Embarrassment of Riches, a 2000 novel written by Filipino author...
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    seventeenth-century line of decorum? by Franco Mormando Schama, Simon (2006). Simon Schama's Power of Art. London: BBC Books. p. 125. ISBN 9780563487104...
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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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    archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, theologian William Paley, historian Simon Schama, South African Prime Minister Jan Smuts, Lord Louis Mountbatten of Burma...
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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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    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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  • "Downton's authenticity, it seems, is in safe hands." However, historian Simon Schama criticised the show for historical inaccuracies and "pandering to clichés"...
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    Israel Simon Schama (born 1945), English historian specializing in art, Dutch, and French history Simon Sears (born 1984), Danish actor Simon Shirley...
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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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    second-class degree (2:2). At Cambridge, one of her supervisors was Simon Schama. After university, Abbott became an administration trainee at the Home...
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  • Rough Crossings (category Books by Simon Schama)
    Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution is a history book by Simon Schama. It was the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award winner for general...
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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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    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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    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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    Takes on Competition With Major Factual Slate Including Louis Theroux, Simon Schama, Virgil Abloh, Dinosaur Graveyard Shows, and Season Three of 'Race Across...
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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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