Schama

British  

/ ˈʃɑːmə /

noun

1. Simon ( Michael ). born 1945, British historian, art critic, and broadcaster, based in the US; his work includes The Embarrassment of Riches (1987), Landscape and Memory (1995), and the BBC television series A History of Britain (2000–02)

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Example Sentences

Vogue's senior editor Chloe Schama, her namesake Chloe Malle, editor of Vogue's website, or even Dame Anna's own daughter, film producer Bee Shaffer Carrozzini, could also be in the frame.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

“The country is in a waiting room,” said Simon Schama, the British historian and author of “A History of Britain.”

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

Simon Schama, the great British historian of European cultural history, had not laid eyes on it either, until a few weeks ago, when London’s National Portrait Gallery gave him a look.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2023

Schama empathizes with those principles, and believes students should respect authority.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2020

Dutch and Flemish painters in the 17th century turned images of smoking companies into allegories for the concept of ijdelheid, or what Schama called “the vain and lethargic passage of the hours.”

From Washington Post