Schama's perspective moves from the birth of civilization to the Norman Conquest through the religious wars and turbulance of the Middle Ages to the sovereignties of Henry II, Richard I and King John through the outbreak of the Black Death, which destroyed nearly half of Europe's population, through the reign of Edward I and the growth of national identity in Wales and Scotland, to the intricate conflicts of the Tudors and the clash between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Schama, the author of the highly acclaimed Citizens and The Embarrassment of Riches, is one of the most popular and celebrated historians of our day, and in this magnificent work he brings history to dramatic life with a wealth of stories and vivid, colorful detail, reanimating familiar figures and events and drawing them skillfully into a powerful and compelling narrative. In 2019, he was awarded a knighthood for services to history at Buckingham Palace.Simon Schama's magesterial new book encompasses over 1,500 years of Britain's history, from the first Roman invasions to the early seventeenth century, and the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He served as Vice President of PEN American Center from 1994 to 1996, and from 1995 to 1998 he was art critic of The New Yorker magazine, for which he continues to write. His award-winning 15-part television series, 'A History of Britain,' was broadcast on the BBC and the History Channel from 2000 to 2002, and a new series, 'The Power of Art,' on PBS and BBC in 20.

Publications include: A History of Britain (3 vols., 2000-2002) Patriots and Liberators (1977) The Embarrassment of Riches (1987) Citizens (1989) Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations (1991) Landscape and Memory (1995) Rembrandt's Eyes (1999) Hang-Ups: Essays on Painting (Mostly) (2004) and Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution (2006), which won the National Book Critics Circle Award for non-fiction in 2007. His courses have addressed the British Empire, English and French art and politics, the Gothic Revival in England, Ruskin, and Victorian culture. Sir Simon Schama, University Professor of Art History and History, was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and taught at Cambridge, Oxford, and Harvard before coming to Columbia in 1993.

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