Schama

P.S. Midland: Simon Schama is excellent, I read both of this volumes of the history of England and the guy is a master at general history though his speciality bing art history.

Matthew Yglesias » George Orwell Was a Socialist 2010

This political tree-symbolism is discussed in Schama, pp. 53-74. close window

Notes 2001

There was a long wait for the royals to appear on the balcony, during which Simon Schama had a stab at justifying our national giddiness.

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"The seeding of amnesia is the undoing of citizenship," Schama writes.

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The renowned historian Simon Schama has agreed to advise ministers on an overhaul of the national curriculum, a move which the education secretary, Michael Gove, says will ensure that no pupil leaves school without learning "narrative British history".

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Huw Edwards, meanwhile, talked to Simon Schama and delivered himself of interesting facts about Westminster Abbey.

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So we'll also be covering, for instance, the attempts by Simon Schama to help revitalize the teaching of history throughout Britain.

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In short, everything that makes Britain such a diverse and unique country -- everything that is, to paraphrase Schama's phrase, peculiarly yours, as well as everything that is shared by our two countries.

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Simon Schama in his brilliant BBC series "The Power of Art" first introduced me to the Italian artist Caravaggio.

Tom Rhodes: Caravaggio: A Renaissance Badass In Fort Worth Tom Rhodes 2011

In 2010, it hosted the prestigious Hay Festival, which brought together writers such as V.S. Naipaul, Vikram Seth, Gillian Clarke, William Dalrymple, historian Simon Schama and musicians such as Bob Geldof and Sting besides filmmakers and thinkers.

Kerala: Gateway Of India 2011