A History Of Britain Pt1 Beginnings 1

[albertawildrose1]

would someone be able to tell me in what order i should watch this fantastic series of documentaries. thank you for posting!

[MJFAN666]

I am not British, but I <3 British history.

[ChicaWolverina]

I'll bloodywell watch this now!

[undertherainbow100]

Simon Schama is English. Quite posh.

[counterhon]

@undertherainbow100 He is English as he was born there, but his parents were Lithuanian Jews.

[yusumnn2007]

can anybody tell me the accent of the host in the programme is traditional english or irish or scotish?

[valarmanwe]

@yusumnn2007 The fella has an educated English accent. Which tells you nothing about him, other than the fact that he has an educated English accent.

[analtechcorp]

@valarmanwe Well, it does tell me that he is a pretentious fuck-stick that probably thinks he is better than others because he speaks like a tof.

[valarmanwe]

@analtechcorp You obviously have greater insight than I have. I have no idea how you do it. I guess it`s a gift.

Stay cool.

[sara874]

With the help of this serie I might even pass my history English exam, I can not thank you enough for uploading it:-))

[Wajlonis]

This series is saving my British History exam results :D 

[unfukkkmee]

1000 YEARS, THE British IS LAVES OF  ROMANS

[unfukkkmee]

BCC = British BARBARIC CHANNEL.

[spleonar]

The tank for the live fish bait blows my mind.

[rachelsaunicorn]

I'm totally having a documentary marathon. Thanks for the upload <3

[MrXclio]

@ZackAttack261 yes..... to shoot each other with.

happy 4th lol

[MrXclio]

@ZackAttack261 go whine some where else, we have 1000 years of history, America has last week.

and one more thing, free healthcare HAHAHAHA!!!

[bravebirdie]

wow when they found remains of cities like this in africa or north america they call ed then primitive instead of grand and beautiful and cultured nonetheless very good series



[madax132]

As an American (U.S. that is) I thought it was very informative and interesting, it was actually produced in partnership with the history channel.

[reksub10]

skara brae looks like hobbitton, i wonder if it was inspiration.

[ewd76]

Just to let you know from the start, he doesn't have all of Part 5.

[cannonski]

Notice it starts up the north of Scotland, not London. ;)

[Dannys998877]

Thanks for posting! It's a great series, notwithstanding Schama's utterly bizarre notions of what British "history" he wants to tell us about. George Orwell shares equal time with Winston Churchill. The Spanish Armada is barely mentioned. Trafalgar and Waterloo each get a sentence or so.....a few seconds in an episode which devotes many minutes to tell us about Mary Wellstonecraft, including her suicide attempt and grisly bloody death. Schama is idiosyncrasy personified.

[SaintAlia10191]

@Dannys998877 Quite true. That's why he insisted the series be called "A History" not "The History" because he was making a clear distinction between his interpretation and a cut-and-dried affair. Simon Schama is known for taking a very subjective approach to history, and this series has a very clear through-line, which is about the notion of individual liberty. Schama likes to talk about history through the personal lives of people who embody and defy their time.

[foketesz]

priceless, fantastically made, very clear, entertaining, beautifully filmed... what else?

[coroteconstable]

Is because of Simon Schama, he has the hard and soft skills of a communicator and superb story teller…see Power of Art…

[obbabob]

Ivory necklases in in nortern england during that time? Surely not elephant ivory?

[PaganBorn79]

As a Canadian I wish we got more British programs and a lot less American B.S.

[quasiphatpaul]

@PaganBorn79 As an American... I'm right there with you. I don't even watch the history channel anymore. I watch history docs from CBC and the BBC on youtube mainly.

[someone545]

Whats up with the hip hop string hits?

[hreodric]

Fantastic series!!

[michaelandcarina]

This is an excellent series. The American History Channel could learn a lot from the BBC.

[tanzanos]

@michaelandcarina History channel is a joke: It has become a creationist and conspiracy theory haven!

[michaelandcarina]

@tanzanos Agreed. 

[JUKIO01]

@michaelandcarina your network tells lies, 

[michaelandcarina]

@JUKIO01 No kidding!

[AngelSilasTV]

@michaelandcarina The History Channel is a sad excuse for a "history" based channel. They have little to no documentaries anymore because they care too much for ratings.

[michaelandcarina]

@AngelSilasTV Hey, you said it. Preachin' to the choir.

[HankMoody2002]

@michaelandcarina

so very true...They show the same crap all the time.

[Daim0th]

@michaelandcarina

I will agree that the History channel and Discovery both suck pretty severely.

"TONIGHT: WATCH THESE GUYS BUILD MOTORCYCLES, OR PERHAPS SELL THINGS, OR JUST DO THEIR FUCKING DAY-TO-DAY JOBS."

Can I get in on that racket, please?

[LaserBeam002]

@Daim0th Most likely you have too much intelligence to qualify. 

[CarlLafong01]

@Daim0th Absolutely right! Could not be better said! The History Channel programming is a disaster. People building motocycles, driving trucks, etc. But it gets worse. There are "serious" documentaries about supernatural occurrences in the Bermuda Triangle. And about how the cultures of the ancient world were aided by extraterrestrial life forms. I recently heard how an ancient building project was surely assisted by gravity reversal. Madness! And the TV audience laps up this crap. 

[CarlLafong01]

@michaelandcarina Absolutely true! But for that matter, the disaster that is the American History Channel could learn a lot from a half way intelligent 8 year old school child.

[ShaytanBozorg]

@michaelandcarina, what's wrong with you bigoted Euros? Why can't you do *anything* without ending up being an anti-American prick?

[michaelandcarina]

@ShaytanBozorg That's really funny, considering your profile image.

[ShaytanBozorg]

@michaelandcarina, I admit. I know that you won't. You think you're tolerant, enlightened and above everyone else, you lowlife bigot.

[Unsweet]

It's impossible for me to properly verbalize the gratitude I feel towards you for posting this ENTIRE series. It's one of the best serial documentaries I've EVER seen, and Simon Schama is the man. <3

[charlieiscool1000]

Fuck off with your stupid comments if ur gonna talk shit then dont bother wasting your time typing anything ur mum sucks

[lfgommm]

That he is brilliant everyone knows. But let's also recognize another quality of his: great heart and compassion, which brings us near to those who have come before us, and makes us interested in avoiding conditions that bring suffering and in furthering the work of all those who laboured so hard to bring about the freedoms and rights that are ours now.

[masterfeatherpen]

"It had everything you could possibly want from a village, except a church, and a pub."

This guy is the man.

[CatAtomic99]

@ZackAttack261 Impossible. It's got "great" right there in it's name.

[tyanth12]

u suck

[simondsr55]

Where can I buy this DVD?

[eke0eke]

thanks for postin it! U're the man