S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

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Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civil War, in which hundreds of thousands died.

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S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 59'07''

Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civ...

S2E2: Revolutions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E2: Revolutions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 58'38''

Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles...

S2E3: Britannia Incorporated | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E3: Britannia Incorporated | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 58'46''

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S2E4: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E4: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 59'12''

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S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E1: The British Wars | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 59'07''

Simon Schama looks beyond the romantic stories of Cavaliers and Roundheads to the real story of the English Civ...

S2E2: Revolutions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E2: Revolutions | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 58'38''

Featuring the revolutionary period in Britain after the execution of Charles I, from Cromwell's iron rule to Charles...

S2E3: Britannia Incorporated | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E3: Britannia Incorporated | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 58'46''

Simon Schama's epic history reaches the 18th century, where an economic explosion gives birth to the cons...

S2E4: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

S2E4: The Wrong Empire | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

BBC Two | 2001 | 59'12''

Simon Schama traces the steps of the empire-makers, asking how a trading enterprise based on the idea of libert...

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