Simon Schama's Shakespeare

Season 1 Episode 1: This England

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.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Cast:

Simon Schama, Harriet Walter, Peter de Jersey

Quality:

HD

Duration:

60 min

First Air:

2012

Rating:

10.0