Schama

British  

/ ˈʃɑːmə /

noun

1. Simon ( Michael ). born 1945, British historian, art critic, and broadcaster, based in the US; his work includes The Embarrassment of Riches (1987), Landscape and Memory (1995), and the BBC television series A History of Britain (2000–02)

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Example Sentences

“The country is in a waiting room,” said Simon Schama, the British historian and author of “A History of Britain.”

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

Schama promptly posted a stirring plea to YouTube to keep the picture in Britain and available to the public.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Historian Simon Schama tweeted: "Shattered to learn of death of Hilary Mantel - one of the very greatest of our writers; poetic and profound prose with an incomparable feel for the texture of history."

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2022

For that reason, Schama thinks the decision to allow students to return after periods at home during spring break is particularly irresponsible.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2020

Personally, I am partial to the very British, sometimes very cheesy documentaries narrated by the likes of Waldemar Januszczak and Simon Schama.

From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2020