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charlyvi

(6,537 posts) Wed Feb 14, 2018, 06:52 PM Feb 2018

Simon Schama, British historian, is a very wise and good man.

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Simon Schama, British historian, is a very wise and good man. (Original Post) charlyvi Feb 2018 OP

Simon's great. JNelson6563 Feb 2018 #1

Hes funny too. charlyvi Feb 2018 #4

Yes, agreed! JNelson6563 Feb 2018 #7

I read some of his work on the French revolution JI7 Feb 2018 #2

Yes. charlyvi Feb 2018 #3

Try this... Behind the Aegis Feb 2018 #5

thank you JI7 Feb 2018 #6

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)

1. Simon's great.

Reply to charlyvi (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 08:40 PM

Feb 2018

I love his work as a historian and was thrilled to find him on Twitter.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)

4. Hes funny too.

Reply to JNelson6563 (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:01 AM

Feb 2018

He is extremely anti Hair Furor.

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)

7. Yes, agreed!

Reply to charlyvi (Reply #4)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 03:08 PM

Feb 2018

JI7

(89,250 posts)

2. I read some of his work on the French revolution

Reply to charlyvi (Original post)

Wed Feb 14, 2018, 09:29 PM

Feb 2018

I plan to read more from him.

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)

3. Yes.

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 12:59 AM

Feb 2018

“Citizens” was very good. He also wrote a history of Britain that’s god as well.

Behind the Aegis

(53,959 posts)

5. Try this...

Reply to JI7 (Reply #2)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:13 AM

Feb 2018

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/story-jews/video/

I highly recommend it!

JI7

(89,250 posts)

6. thank you

Reply to Behind the Aegis (Reply #5)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 01:55 AM

Feb 2018

i will check it out for sure . i usually prefer to read the books first but the intro got me interested enough to maybe watch it first.

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