History Of Britain - The Complete Collection

A History of Britain: The Complete Collection DVD SET

Forget the dusty history books! This is 5000 years of living, breathing British history!

The complete, epic 15-part series from BBC and HISTORY.

Written and presented by Simon Schama, author of Rembrandt´s Eyes and A History of Britain.

Simon Schama?s ambitious and revelatory survey remains one of the most compelling and watchable histories ever produced.

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 Embarrassment of Riches), this monumental HISTORY/BBC co-production has been hailed by critics for its colorful &151; 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.

This extraordinary collector´s set of all 15 hour-long episodes of A HISTORY OF BRITAIN belongs in the library of every history buff.

Episodes of the COMPLETE HISTORY OF BRITAIN: BEGINNINGS: (circa 3100 BC-1000 AD)

CONQUEST!: (circa 1000-1087)
DYNASTY: (circa 1087-1216)
NATIONS: (circa 1216-1348)
KING DEATH: (1348-1500)
BURNING CONVICTIONS: (circa 1500-1558)
THE BODY OF THE QUEEN: (1558-1603)
THE BRITISH WARS: (1603-1649)
REVOLUTIONS: (1649-1689)
BRITANNIA INCORPORATED: (circa 1690 - circa 1750)
THE WRONG EMPIRE: (circa 1750 - circa 1800)
FORCES OF NATURE: (circa 1780 - circa 1832)
VICTORIA AND HER SISTERS: (1830-circa 1910)
EMPIRE OF GOOD INTENTIONS: (circa 1830-circa 1925)
THE TWO WINSTONS: (20th century) 

Upplagd i sortimentet: 6 Augusti, 2008