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Simon Schama

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British

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Sir Simon Michael Schama, CBE, FRSL, FBA (; born 13 February 1945) is an English historian specialising in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history and French history. He is a University Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University, New York.He first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. In the United Kingdom, he is perhaps best known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain broadcast between 2000 and 2002.Schama was knighted in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

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The best books of all time by Simon Schama

  1. 366 . Citizens by Simon Schama

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    Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution is a book by the historian Simon Schama. It was published in 1989, the bicentenary of the French Revolution, and like many other works in that year, w...

  2. 909 . Rough Crossings by Simon Schama

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    Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution is a history book and television series by Simon Schama. This gives an account of the history of thousands of enslaved African Amer...

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