DVD
A history of Britain
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.