A history of Britain : the complete collection

Author

Simon Schama

Call Number

• DVD 941 H67364A [multiple volumes] (CEN)

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Publication Information

[United States] : A&E Television Networks : Marketed and distributed in the U.S. by New Video, c2002.

Physical Description

5 videodiscs (15 hrs.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

This 15-episode series covers the history of Great Britain from 3100 B.C. through the 20th century. From India to Ireland, and from the Norman Invasion to the American Revolution, Schama spotlights the epic themes and towering figures that transformed an island "at the edge of the world" into the greatest empire on earth, examining the impact of this extraordinary heritage on the modern nation.

Notes

DVD format ; Dolby digital stereo.

Videodisc release of the television series originally broadcast by the BBC in 2000.

Not rated.

Special features include: Simon Schama biography/bibliography ; biographies of key historical figures ; interactive menus ; scene selection.

Contents

• Disc 1. Beginnings (3100 BC-1000 AD) ; Conquest! (1000-1087) ; Dynasty (1087-1216)
• Disc 2. Nations (1216-1348) ; King death (1348-1500) ; Burning convictions (1500-1558)
• Disc 3. The body of the queen (1558-1603) ; The British Wars (1603-1649) ; Revolutions (1649-1689)
• Disc 4. Britannia incorporated (1690-1750) ; The wrong empire (1750-1800) ; Forces of nature (1780-1832)
• Disc 5. Victoria and her sisters (1830-1910) ; Empire of good intentions (1830-1925) ; The two Winstons (20th century).