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Sir Simon Michael Schama is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University.

Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000—2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).

Schama was knighted in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

Sir Simon Michael Schama is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a Professor of History and Art History at Columbia University.

Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000—2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).

Schama was knighted in the 2018 Queen's Birthday Honours List.

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The Power of Art The Power of Art 3.92 avg rating — 17,612 ratings — published 2006 —29 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Citizens: A Chronicle of th... Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution 4.01 avg rating — 5,880 ratings — published 1989 —66 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A History of Britain: At th... A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603 (A History of Britain, #1) 4.06 avg rating — 3,891 ratings — published 2000 —40 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Rembrandt's Eyes Rembrandt's Eyes 4.15 avg rating — 2,602 ratings — published 1999 —30 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Story of the Jews: Find... The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words, 1000 BCE – 1492 CE 3.98 avg rating — 2,246 ratings — published 2013 —12 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
The Embarrassment of Riches... The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age 4.06 avg rating — 2,085 ratings — published 1987 Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A History of Britain: The W... A History of Britain: The Wars of the British 1603-1776 (A History of Britain, #2) 4.02 avg rating — 1,878 ratings — published 2001 —28 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
A History of Britain: The F... A History of Britain: The Fate Of Empire 1776-2000 (A History of Britain, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 1,310 ratings — published 2002 —31 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Landscape and Memory Landscape and Memory 4.20 avg rating — 1,179 ratings — published 1995 —30 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
Rough Crossings: Britain, t... Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution 3.98 avg rating — 1,034 ratings — published 2005 —42 editions Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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“Historians are left forever chasing shadows, painfully aware of their inability ever to reconstruct a dead world in its completeness however thorough or revealing their documentation. We are doomed to be forever hailing someone who has just gone around the corner and out of earshot.”
― Simon Schama, Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations

“I'm helplessly and permanently a Red Sox fan. It was like first love...You never forget. It's special. It's the first time I saw a ballpark. I'd thought nothing would ever replace cricket. Wow! Fenway Park at 7 o'clock in the evening. Oh, just, magic beyond magic: never got over that”
― Simon Schama

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