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Simon Schama sets out to explain how Britain stopped being a Catholic country in just three generations. Henry VIII's passion for Anne Boleyn set in motion a tidal wave of religious upheaval that would claim the lives of thousands.
A 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 of the history of the British Isles, each of the 15 episodes allows Schama to examine a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. All the programmes are of 59 minutes ...
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Series 1. View episodes. The Rest is History. An introduction to the documentary series A History of Britain. All episodes of A History of Britain by Simon Schama.
Sep 29, 2000 · Watch A History of Britain (2000) online. Documentary series by Simon Schama telling the history of the British Isles through re-enactments and visiting historical sites.
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2000 • 7 Episodes. Season 1 of A History of Britain premiered on September 30, 2000. The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000 BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. To look back at the past is to understand the present.
Sep 30, 2000 · Schama tells of the brutal war that tore the country in half and created a new Britain - divided by politics and religion and dominated by the first truly modern army, fighting for ideology, not individual leaders.
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Sep 30, 2000 · A History of Britain by Simon Schama. Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British Isles.
