Simon Schama
Biography
Sir Simon Michael Schama CBE FBA FRHistS FRSL is an English historian and television presenter. He specialises in art history, Dutch history, Jewish history, and French history. He is a professor of history and art history at Columbia University. Schama first came to public attention with his history of the French Revolution titled Citizens, published in 1989. He is also known for writing and hosting the 15-part BBC television documentary series A History of Britain (2000–2002), as well as other documentary series such as The American Future: A History (2008) and The Story of the Jews (2013).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Terror! Robespierre and the French Revolution
as Self - Author - 'Citizens'
2009
Murder at Harvard
2003
Schama on Rembrandt: Masterpieces of the Late Years
2014
The Genius of Turner: Painting the Industrial Revolution
as Self
2013
Rough Crossings
as Host
2007
Marie Antoinette: A Film by David Grubin
as Self
2006
Simon Schama: The Road to Auschwitz
as Self - Presenter
2025
TV Appearances
The American Future: A History
2008
Simon Schama's Power of Art
2006
Simon Schama's Shakespeare
as Self - Presenter
2012
Faulks on Fiction
2011
The Face of Britain by Simon Schama
as Self - Presenter
2015
A History of Britain
as Self — Presenter
2000
The Story of the Jews
as Self - Presenter
2013
The Romantics and Us with Simon Schama
as Self - Presenter
2020
Simon Schama's John Donne
2009
Civilisations
as Presenter
2018
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
as Self - Historian
2022
Question Time
as Self - Panellist
1979