Simon Schama's Shakespeare - Season 1 - Eps 1: This England

Name: Eps 1: This England
Released: 2012-06-22

2012-06-22 • 60 min • ⭐ 0/10

Schama explores how, in his history plays, Shakespeare created a vision of England that still rings true today. Against the backdrop of the Reformation, Shakespeare began to dramatize English history and the English character in a new and unprecedented way. From his first blockbuster, Henry VI, he made sure that his England was not just a place where King and Queens strutted and preened, but where ordinary Englishmen and women took centre stage.

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About Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Title: Simon Schama's Shakespeare

First Air Date: 2012-06-22

Last Air Date: 2012-06-29

Status: Ended

Rating: 0/10 (from 1 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 2

Network: BBC Two

Genres: Documentary

Production Companies: Oxford Film and Television, BBC

Synopsis

Simon Schama explores the life and times of William Shakespeare to shed a new and fascinating light on some of the greatest plays ever written. He asks the question: "What came first, Englishness, or Shakespeare's idea of it?" and produces a persuasive argument in favour of the latter.