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English historian (born 1945)
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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2000 British television documentary series
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
A History of Britain (TV series)
A_History_of_Britain_(TV_series)
BBC television series presented by Simon Schama
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
Simon_Schama's_Power_of_Art
British television series
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
The Story of the Jews (TV series)
The_Story_of_the_Jews_(TV_series)
French Royal Army officer (1740–1789)
descendants (Boris Delaunay and Vadim Delaunay) settled in Russia. Historian Simon Schama describes de Launay as a "reasonably conscientious if somewhat dour"
Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay
Bernard-René_Jourdan_de_Launay
2018 British television documentary series
Civilisation by Kenneth Clark. Individual episodes are presented by Simon Schama, Mary Beard, and David Olusoga, with music composed by Tandis Jenhudson
Civilisations_(TV_series)
Name list
Israel Simon Schama (born 1945), English historian specializing in art, Dutch, and French history Simon Sears (born 1984), Danish actor Simon Shirley
Simon_(given_name)
Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669)
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
Rembrandt
1989 book by Simon Schama
is a book by the historian Simon Schama, published in 1989, the bicentenary of the French Revolution. In the book, Schama declared, "The terror was merely
Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Citizens:_A_Chronicle_of_the_French_Revolution
British historian and television presenter (born 1970)
documentary series Civilisation, alongside the historians Mary Beard and Simon Schama. His most recent TV series include Black and British: A Forgotten History
David_Olusoga
American-Iranian academic and intellectual (born 1966)
and "believes in ethno-supremacism". The Jewish Leadership Council and Simon Schama criticized the comments as antisemitic, while pro-Israeli organization
Mohammad_Marandi
1654 painting by Carel Fabritius
February to 7 June 2026 titled BIRDS – Curated by The Goldfinch & Simon Schama; Sir Simon Schama is an English professor, art historian and author of Birds:
The_Goldfinch_(painting)
Book by the British historian 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
The_Story_of_the_Jews_(book)
Topics referred to by the same term
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
Embarrassment_of_Riches
2017 book by Simon Schama on the cultural history of the Jewish people
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
Belonging: The Story of the Jews 1492–1900
Belonging:_The_Story_of_the_Jews_1492–1900
2008 British television documentary series)
A History is a four-part documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama which aired on BBC Two in the UK during October 2008, in the run up to
The American Future: A History
The_American_Future:_A_History
Former Parisian fortress
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
Bastille
1987 non-fiction book 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
The_Embarrassment_of_Riches
2024 novel by Alan Hollinghurst
remains an English stylist without obvious living equal." Similarly, Simon Schama, writing in the Financial Times, says, "I'm not sure any living writer
Our_Evenings
British television series (2010–2015)
"Downton's authenticity, it seems, is in safe hands." However, historian Simon Schama criticised the show for historical inaccuracies and "pandering to clichés"
Downton_Abbey
Abstract painter (1903–1970)
new luxury restaurant, the Four Seasons. This was, as art historian Simon Schama put it, "bring[ing] his monumental dramas right into the belly of the
Mark_Rothko
English painter (1723–1792)
Portrait of Omai is probably his best known work and has been described by Simon Schama as "one of the greatest things British art has ever produced [and] one
Joshua_Reynolds
English aristocrat and public relations specialist
hosted at the Spencer family's seat, Althorp, included Alain de Botton, Simon Schama, Tina Brown, Sebastian Faulks, Boris Johnson, and James Cracknell as
Caroline Spencer, Countess Spencer
Caroline_Spencer,_Countess_Spencer
Brittan of Spennithorne), being former pupils of the School. The historian Simon Schama, a frequent contributor to television and radio programmes, and Brian
List_of_Old_Haberdashers
British Labour politician (born 1953)
second-class degree (2:2). At Cambridge, one of her supervisors was Simon Schama. After university, Abbott became an administration trainee at the Home
Diane_Abbott
People of the United Kingdom and its territories
time in history Great Britain was united under one ruler. Historian Simon Schama suggested that it was Edward I who solely was "responsible for provoking
British_people
Developmental biologist
development. She is married to Sir Simon Schama, an English historian and television presenter; they have two children. In 2014, Schama was living in Briarcliff
Virginia_Papaioannou
Nigerian-British actress (born 1986)
Crossings (2008), directed by Rupert Goold and based on the book by Simon Schama, at the Lyric Hammersmith; The Vertical Hour (2010) by David Hare and
Wunmi_Mosaku
British historian (1911–2001)
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
John_H._Plumb
British historian, writer and hotelier (born 1971)
In May 2016, Frankopan was one of 300 prominent historians, including Simon Schama and Niall Ferguson, who were signatories to a letter printed in The Guardian
Peter_Frankopan
Sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Part Two". robertspublications. Retrieved 13 June 2024. Schama, Simon (2006). Simon Schama's Power of Art. London: BBC Books. p. 125. ISBN 9780563487104
Ecstasy_of_Saint_Teresa
Food made with bread and other ingredients
Low Countries, Germany, Italy, and France … (vol. I, 1673) quoted in Simon Schama, The Embarrassment of Riches (1987:152). Grosley, Londres (Neuchatel
Sandwich
British actor (born 1963)
Sierra Leone, in a stage adaptation of Rough Crossings by historian Simon Schama at the Liverpool Playhouse. From 2008 he appeared as Detective Constable
Patrick_Robinson_(actor)
18th-century French politician
Citizens, Simon Schama, Penguin 1989 p. 652 Jordan, p. 69 Chronicle of the French Revolution, Longman 1989 p. 379 Citizens, Simon Schama, Penguin 1989
Pierre_Gaspard_Chaumette
College of the University of Cambridge
archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams; theologian William Paley; historian Simon Schama; South African prime minister Jan Smuts; Lord Mountbatten; medical doctor
Christ's_College,_Cambridge
English artist (1903–1980)
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
Graham_Sutherland
Irish actress (born 1958)
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
Fiona_Shaw
Italian noblewoman and merchant
lips and wide-open eyes, her chemise falling open in what art historian Simon Schama has called "the sexiest invitation in the history of European sculpture"
Costanza Piccolomini Bonarelli
Costanza_Piccolomini_Bonarelli
Imprint of HarperCollins
T. C. Boyle, Amy Tan, Margaret Atwood, Jonathan Lethem, Jelani Cobb, Simon Schama, Richard Dawkins, Russell Banks, Vendela Vida, Jorie Graham, Mario Batali
Ecco_Press
British sociologist
police investigation.^ In April 2021, 550 academics, including Simon Schama and Simon Sebag Montefiore, signed a letter condemning Miller's statements
David_Miller_(sociologist)
2003 book by Robert Macfarlane
mountaineer George Mallory, and its influences include the writing of Simon Schama and Francis Spufford. In the end, Macfarlane criticizes Mallory for devoting
Mountains_of_the_Mind
Photography series by Cindy Sherman
Hudson. ISBN 978-0-500-27987-8. Ruiz, Simon Schama Portrait by Stefan (2012-02-03). "Cindy Sherman talks to Simon Schama". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766
Untitled_Film_Stills
British television series
Takes On Competition With Major Factual Slate Including Louis Theroux, Simon Schama, Virgil Abloh, Dinosaur Graveyard Shows & Season Three Of 'Race Across
Race_Across_the_World
French nobleman and chemist (1743–1794)
Élémentaire de Chimie, ... (Paris, France: Cuchet, 1789), vol. 1, p. 174.) Schama, Simon (1989). Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution. Alfred A Knopf
Antoine_Lavoisier
Monument in Paris between 1813 and 1846
part of the set of the 2012 film version of the musical Les Misérables. Simon Schama, in the first chapter of Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Elephant_of_the_Bastille
2015 British television drama series
despite all the following episodes holding high and consistent ratings. Simon Schama stated concerns about how the series depicted historical figures. Emily
Wolf_Hall_(TV_series)
Heir to the French throne (1785–1795)
putative heart of Louis XVII." European Journal of Human Genetics, 2000. Simon Schama, Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (Vintage, 1989), p. 850
Louis_XVII
English noblewoman (1590–1632)
Downshire, 4 (London, 1940), p. 259: Masque of Cupids, Lost Plays Database Simon Schama (2001). A History of Britain Vol. II: The Wars of the British 1603–1776
Frances Carr, Countess of Somerset
Frances_Carr,_Countess_of_Somerset
English food writer and TV cook (born 1960)
April 2008. Retrieved 11 November 2009. Schama, Simon (2 November 2012). "Nigella Lawson talks to Simon Schama". Financial Times. Archived from the original
Nigella_Lawson
Awards recognising the excellence of British television in 2026
(Channel 4) The Undercover Police Scandal: Love and Lies Exposed (ITV1) Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz (BBC Two) Belsen: What They Found (BBC Two) Surviving
2026 British Academy Television Awards
2026_British_Academy_Television_Awards
Jewish ethnic group
to the non-Jewish population of the Arabian Peninsula. According to Simon Schama, the Israeli geneticist Batsheva Bonne-Tamir established that this ancestry
Yemenite_Jews
1954 painting by Graham Sutherland
Sutherland had insisted upon a realistic portrayal, one described by Simon Schama as "No bulldog, no baby face. Just an obituary in paint". Churchill also
Portrait of Winston Churchill (Sutherland)
Portrait_of_Winston_Churchill_(Sutherland)
English author (1922–2014)
Hufton (1975) Nikolaus Pevsner / Norman Stone (1976) Denis Mack Smith / Simon Schama (1977) Alistair Horne (1978) Richard Cobb / Quentin Skinner / Mary Soames
Mary_Soames
Turkish novelist, academic and Nobel laureate (born 1952)
January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2015. Simon Schama (16 August 2013). "Orhan Pamuk talks to Simon Schama". FT Magazine. Archived from the original
Orhan_Pamuk
2009 historical novel by Hilary Mantel
the novel's plot is "total fiction" without "a scrap of evidence"), Simon Schama (who has written that "the documents [he had seen] shouted to high heaven
Wolf_Hall
Views of the British author
"Israel needs cultural bridges, not boycotts – letter from JK Rowling, Simon Schama and others". The Guardian. 22 October 2015. Archived from the original
Political views of J. K. Rowling
Political_views_of_J._K._Rowling
11th-century consort of King Harold Godwinson
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 BC - 1603 AD by Simon Schama, BBC/Miramax, 2000 ISBN 0-7868-6675-6 The German Classics of the Nineteenth
Edith_the_Fair
French executioner (1739–1806)
broadly agree with the general course of events described by Sanson. Simon Schama likewise concludes that Louis attempted to address the crowd before being
Charles-Henri_Sanson
de late middeleeuwen (in Dutch). Octavo. p. 230. ISBN 9789070805142. Simon Schama (1987). The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture
History_of_Amsterdam
State in Europe (1795–1806)
288. Schama, pp. 195–210. Schama, pp. 190–191, 212. Schama, p. 262. Schama, pp. 215–221. Schama, p. 237. Schama, p. 243. Schama, p. 245. Schama, p. 249
Batavian_Republic
2008 book by Shlomo Sand
Israelis will be astonished to read for the first time". British historian Simon Schama, reviewing the book in the Financial Times, argues that Sand misunderstands
The Invention of the Jewish People
The_Invention_of_the_Jewish_People
Causes of the conflict
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
Causes of the French Revolution
Causes_of_the_French_Revolution
French royalist
French Revolution. London: H.G Clark and Company. p. 138. "Citizens", Simon Schama, p. 707. Thiers, Marie Joseph L. Adolphe (1838). The history of the French
Cécile_Renault
American photographer (born 1954)
University. Retrieved October 25, 2016. Simon Schama (February 3, 2012), Cindy Sherman talks to Simon Schama Financial Times. Cindy Sherman: The Complete
Cindy_Sherman
English artist (1877–1970)
self-portraiture and as symbolic of wider female emancipation. In 2015, Simon Schama described the painting as a "masterpiece" and "incomparably, her greatest
Laura_Knight
1588 speech by Queen Elizabeth I of England
Lady Anne Somerset, Antonia Fraser, Alison Weir, Christopher Haigh, Simon Schama, David Starkey and Robert Hutchinson. Janet M. Green of Kent State University
Speech to the Troops at Tilbury
Speech_to_the_Troops_at_Tilbury
2022 British television programme
Jeremy Hunt Rachel Reeves Sir Tony Radakin Roula Khalaf Paul Johnson Simon Schama 12 12 20 November 2022 Steve Barclay Jonathan Ashworth Howard Hu Tony
Sunday_with_Laura_Kuenssberg
Governor General of Canada since 2026
called a global refugee crisis at the time, arguing alongside historian Simon Schama in favour of the resolution that Western nations have a moral imperative
Louise_Arbour
English classicist (born 1955)
Henderson, 1995); ISBN 0-19-285313-9 Religions of Rome (with John North and Simon Price, 1998); ISBN 0-521-30401-6 (vol. 1), ISBN 0-521-45015-2 (vol. 2) The
Mary_Beard
1658–1661 painting by Johannes Vermeer
home as exemplars of Dutch domestic virtue, dealt with at length by Simon Schama. In Dutch literature and paintings of Vermeer's time, maids were often
The_Milkmaid_(Vermeer)
Archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170
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
Thomas_Becket
Archipelago in north-western Europe
ISBN 978-0-89281-452-7. Simon Schama (2000). A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 B.C. – 1603 A.D. BBC/Miramax. ISBN 978-0-7868-6675-5. Simon Schama (2002)
British_Isles
American writer (born 1960)
ZaxOctober 9, Talya; Imag, 2017David Levenson/Getty (9 October 2017). "Simon Schama, Daniel Mendelsohn Shortlisted For Baillie Gifford Prize". The Forward
Daniel_Mendelsohn
1793 painting by Jacques-Louis David
painting is the subject of an entire episode in the 2006 BBC series Simon Schama's Power of Art. The painting was mentioned as a favorite of the narrator
The_Death_of_Marat
Report from Jacques Necker to King Louis XVI of France (1781)
Controller General, being a Protestant). An outsider, in the words of Simon Schama, public opinion "saw Necker as a banking wizard: someone who could pull
Compte_rendu
King of England from 1272 to 1307
resurgence in the fortunes of Gaelic Ireland, leading to prolonged conflict. Simon Schama, Norman Davies, and historians from Scotland, Wales and Ireland, have
Edward_I
Low Countries governing official, c. 1384–1795
Woordenboek (Dutch etymology, in Dutch) WorldStatesmen – the Netherlands Simon Schama – Patriots and Liberators: : Revolution in the Netherlands, 1780–1813
Stadtholder
2009 British TV series or programme
Žižek, who argues that terror in the cause of virtue is justifiable, and Simon Schama, who believes the road from Robespierre ran straight to the gulag and
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
Terror!_Robespierre_and_the_French_Revolution
British writer, historian and politician
Hufton (1975) Nikolaus Pevsner / Norman Stone (1976) Denis Mack Smith / Simon Schama (1977) Alistair Horne (1978) Richard Cobb / Quentin Skinner / Mary Soames
John_Grigg
Ethnic stereotype
October 2023), 'To a man with a big nose': a new translation (PDF). Simon Schama, Belonging: The Story of the Jews, 1492-1900, The Bodley Head 2017 p
Jewish_nose
Book by Anthony Horowitz
only suffering from a few description errors with Bond's observations. Simon Schama, writing for the Financial Times, praised the "humdinger of a Bond story
Trigger_Mortis
French assassin (1768–1793)
Sex, Class and Political Culture, New Haven: Yale University Press. Simon Schama; John Livesey (2005), Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
Charlotte_Corday
American academic (1793–1850)
96:2533 Simon Schama, 1991, Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations, Alfred A. Knopf, New York, p. 333. Edward C. Papenfuse, 2001, "Was Simon Schama Fair
John_White_Webster
British historian and writer (born 1965)
Hufton (1975) Nikolaus Pevsner / Norman Stone (1976) Denis Mack Smith / Simon Schama (1977) Alistair Horne (1978) Richard Cobb / Quentin Skinner / Mary Soames
William_Dalrymple
Painting by Laura Knight
works of Lucian Freud. In The Face of Britain (2015), the historian Simon Schama described it as a "incomparably, her greatest work, all at once conceptually
Self_Portrait_with_Nude
English scholar, philanthropist and abolitionist (1735–1813)
Simon Schama, Rough Crossings (London: BBC Books, 2005), pp. 183-5. Simon Schama, Rough Crossings (London: BBC Books, 2005), pp. 185-194 Simon Schama
Granville_Sharp
2011 film by Roland Emmerich
never knowingly let the facts get in the way of a good story." Historian Simon Schama called the film 'inadvertently comic', and said of its thesis that the
Anonymous_(film)
National anthem of France
then-President François Mitterrand, was unsuccessful. The British historian Simon Schama discussed "La Marseillaise" on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on 17 November
La_Marseillaise
2009 book by Umberto Eco
Hesiod's list of the progeny of gods to Rabelais's list of bottom wipes. Simon Schama, writing for Financial Times, described the book (in list form) as a
The_Infinity_of_Lists
Dutch actress (c. 1627–1661)
show, Nozeman faced the disapproval of the stern Dutch Reformed Church. Simon Schama in The Embarrassment of Riches notes: “In 1655 the first actress appeared
Ariana_Nozeman
Trilogy of 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:
A History of Britain (book series)
A_History_of_Britain_(book_series)
English actor and producer (born 1977)
Simon Quarterman (born 14 November 1977) is an English actor and producer, best known for playing narrative director Lee Sizemore in the HBO science fiction
Simon_Quarterman
British historian (born 1933)
In May 2016, Thomas was one of 300 prominent historians, including Simon Schama and Niall Ferguson, who were signatories to a letter to The Guardian
Keith_Thomas_(historian)
Prince of Orange from 1751 to 1806
restoration of the stadtholderate, may not have been helpful, according to Simon Schama. After the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, in which Great Britain recognised
William_V,_Prince_of_Orange
British and American journalist (born 1953)
Jane Mayer, Jeffrey Toobin, Hendrik Hertzberg, Hilton Als, Ken Auletta, Simon Schama, Lawrence Wright, John Lahr, Pamela McCarthy, and executive editor Dorothy
Tina_Brown
Girls' school in Hammersmith, London, England
blog". blogs.bl.uk. Retrieved 23 June 2023. "Nigella Lawson talks to Simon Schama". Financial Times. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2023. Byrne, Ciar
Godolphin_and_Latymer_School
English military historian (born 1946)
Hufton (1975) Nikolaus Pevsner / Norman Stone (1976) Denis Mack Smith / Simon Schama (1977) Alistair Horne (1978) Richard Cobb / Quentin Skinner / Mary Soames
Antony_Beevor
English and American actor (born 1983)
transferred to Broadway for an eighteen-week limited engagement at the Neil Simon Theatre, alongside a majority of the London cast. Reviewing the production
Andrew_Garfield
referred to as the Union of the Parliaments. On the Union, historian Simon Schama said "What began as a hostile merger, would end in a full partnership
History_of_England
British banking family
(1973) ISBN 0-394-48773-7 Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel by Simon Schama. Knopf, London (1978) ISBN 0-394-50137-3 Rothschilds at Waddesdon Manor
Rothschild banking family of England
Rothschild_banking_family_of_England
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