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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: A&E
EAN: 0733961116793
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Number Of Items: 5
Publisher: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: July 29, 2008
Running Time: 900 minutes
Sales Rank: 3102
Studio: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)
Theatrical Release Date: October 29, 2001
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
From the dawn of civilization to the 20th century A HISTORY OF BRITAIN re-animates familiar tales and illuminates overlooked aspects of England's past. Written and hosted by historian Simon Schama (the bestselling author of Rembrandt's Eyes and The Embarrassment of Riches) this monumental BBC production has been hailed by critics for its colorful--and controversial--approach which discards timelines and tiresome lineages for a lively look at the personalities and cultures that infuse British history. From India to Ireland 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.All 15 episodes of the landmark series are available on DVD for the first time in this comprehensive collector's set:Disc 1:Beginnings/Conquest/Dynasty.Disc 2:Nations/King Death/Burning Convictions.Disc 3:The Body of the Queen/The British Wars/Revolutions.Disc 4:Britannia Incorporated/The Wrong Empire/Forces of Nature.Disc 5:Victoria and her Sisters/Empire of Good Intentions/The Two WinstonsSystem Requirements:Running Time: 900 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 733961116793 Manufacturer No: AAAE116791
Amazon.com:
What do you get when you combine the resources and ethos of the BBC with the literary panache of one of the world's best narrative historians? The answer is Simon Schama's History of Britain television series. In this well-written and thoughtfully crafted survey, Schama, the bestselling author of books on European cultural history such as The Embarrassment of Riches and Citizens, has managed to be both conventional and provocative. He tells the official version of Britain's story--Roman Britain, the Norman Conquest, the struggles of the Henrys and Richards, Elizabeth I, Scottish rebellions and the English Civil Wars, the American Revolution, the growth of the British Empire, Queen Victoria, the industrial age, and Winston Churchill. But while sticking to a script familiar to anyone who sat up and listened during history class, Schama brings it all alive with memorable prose and presence--Simon de Montfort's rebel parliament is described as inaugurating the 'union between patriotism and insubordination'; with Henry VIII, Schama says, 'you could practically smell the testosterone.' Schama is also particularly enlightening on the symbolism of buildings, memorials, language, and ceremonies, and on the complex relations between England and its Celtic and Catholic neighbors. If history must have gloss, then let it be presented like this. --Miles Taylor
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Thanks for the slim down!
I had seen part of this series on the History Channel and was thinking of purchasing the DVD set, but was put off by the $60.00 retail. Now, the studio has substantially reduced the price and the collection has "lost weight", to take up less space in my already crowded DVD library. I'll be ordering my copy now!
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