A History of Britain (Magill’s Literary Annual 2001)
At a glance:
- Author: Simon Schama
- First Published: 2000
- Type of Work: History
- Time of Work: 3500 -1603
- Setting: Great Britain
- Genres: Nonfiction, History
- Subjects: Europe or Europeans, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Fifteenth century, Sixteenth century, Greek or Roman times, Middle Ages, Shakespeare, William, or Shakespearean plays, Great Britain, Thirteenth century, Plague, Prehistoric times, Fourteenth century, Stone Age, Reformation, Anglo-Saxons, Twelfth century, Eleventh century, Spanish Armada
- Locales: Great Britain
Simon Schama is among the Western world’s most widely known historians. Born in Great Britain, Schama has taught history at Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, and Columbia universities. Something of a universal scholar, he began his academic career by exploring the history of the Dutch Republic, and his The Embarrassment of Riches (1987), a discussion of that nation’s golden age, was highly praised. Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (1989) is an exciting account of the early years of that conflict, and Dead Certainties (Unwarranted Speculations) (1991) is...
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