History of Britain

All this week The History Channel is airing Simon Schama's A History of Britain II at 9pm EDT. Simon Schama, as you may remember, wrote A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500B.C. - 1603 A.D. and this show is based on his second book in the series A History of Britain, Volume II: The Wars of the British 1603-1776. Simon Schama is like the Carl Sagan of British History. The academic elite scoff at him but I find his writing enjoyable anyway. I also quite enjoy the BBC History Magazine which often has interesting articles and blurbs a bout history books that never seem to make it over to the states like Schama's books do. Anyway, the History of Britain series is worth watching if you have the time.