Series 2 | A History of Britain by Simon Schama

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''

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...

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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