A History of Britain - Episode 06: Burning Convictions

BBC, Martin Davidson, Janet Lee, Liz Hartford, Simon Schama (presenter)

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Title: A History of Britain - Episode 06: Burning Convictions
Producer: BBC, Martin Davidson, Janet Lee, Liz Hartford, Simon Schama (presenter)
Category: History, A History of Britain
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Added: Aug 3rd 2010
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A History of Britain is a BBC documentary series written and presented by Simon Schama, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 30 September 2000.

A study of the history of the British Isles, each of the 15 episodes allows Schama to examine a particular period and tell of its events in his own style. All the programmes are of 59 minutes' duration and were broadcast over three series, ending 18 June 2002.

6. "Burning convictions"  Broadcast 4 November 2000 and covering 1500–58. Here Simon Schama charts the upheaval caused as a country renowned for its piety, whose king styled himself Defender of the Faith, turns into one of the most aggressive proponents of the new Protestant faith.

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