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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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English historian Simon Schama described Hegseth’s words as “a special kind of loathsomeness: a blend of historical deafness, grotesque stupidity and comically ludicrous self-importance.”

From Salon ● Jun. 9, 2026

Vogue's senior editor Chloe Schama, her namesake Chloe Malle, editor of Vogue's website, or even Dame Anna's own daughter, film producer Bee Shaffer Carrozzini, could also be in the frame.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

“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 called her “one of the very greatest of our writers; poetic and profound prose with an incomparable feel for the texture of history.”

From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022

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