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Schama

British

/ ˈʃɑːmə /

noun

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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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

Analysis: “The country is in a waiting room,” said Simon Schama, a British historian.

From New York Times • May 8, 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

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

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