
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL 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).

A History of Britain

Simon Schama's Power of Art

The Story of the Jews

The American Future: A History

Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin

The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution

Civilisations

Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution

Real Time with Bill Maher

Question Time

Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz

Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg

Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years

Rough Crossings

Simon Schama's Shakespeare

The Face of Britain by Simon Schama

Simon Schama's John Donne

Simon Schama's History of Now

Simon Schama's Story of Us

Van de Schoonheid en de Troost

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