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DVD

A history of Britain

Call Number

  • DVD 941 H67364 (CEN)

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Edition

Special ed. ; Widescreen version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Presented by Simon Schama.

Publication Information

Burbank, CA : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Warner Home Video, c2010.

Physical Description

6 videodiscs (ca. 882 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This fifteen-part series explores the vast history of the British Empire from 3000 BC to 1965.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally produced for television 2000-2002.

Special features: Simon Schama's promo message ; interview taken from "The rest of history" ; Television and the trouble with history ; biography of Simon Schama ; Tempus fugit: exclusive behind-the-scenes inteview ; original score ; Simon Schama's John Donne special.

Contents

  • v. 1. 3000 BC-AD 1216. Beginnings ; Conquest ; Dynasty
  • v. 2. 1216-1558. Nations ; King Death ; Burning convictions
  • v. 3. 1558-1689. The body of the queen ; The British wars ; Revolutions
  • v. 4. 1689-1836. Britannia Incorporated ; The wrong empire ; Forces of nature
  • v. 5. 1837-1965. Victoria & her sisters ; The empire of good intentions ; The two Winstons
  • v. 6. Additional material.

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