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"Simon Schama for teasing out extraordinary tales. Combining his two great passions, British history and art history, for the first time, he turns Britain's most remarkable portraits into mesmerizing stories of love, power, fame and fortitude - which are beautifully illustrated with the treasures of the National Portrait Gallery. The modest and the mighty, from friends and lovers to monarchs and rock stars, are brought to life unforgettably. With dazzling breadth and panache, Schama shows us the extraordinary lives of our fellow Britons - and helps us see ourselves in a new light.""Simon Schama for teasing out extraordinary tales. Combining his two great passions, British history and art history, for the first time, he turns Britain's most remarkable portraits into mesmerizing stories of love, power, fame and fortitude - which are beautifully illustrated with the treasures of the National Portrait Gallery. The modest and the mighty, from friends and lovers to monarchs and rock stars, are brought to life unforgettably. With dazzling breadth and panache, Schama shows us the extraordinary lives of our fellow Britons - and helps us see ourselves in a new light."
"Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University and the prize-winning author of seventeen books, including The Embarrassment of Riches, Citizens, Landscape and Memory, Rembrandt's Eyes, theHistory of Britain trilogy and The Story of the Jews. He is a contributing editor of the Financial Times and his award-winning television work as writer and presenter for the BBC includes the fifteen-part A History of Britain and the eight-part, Emmy-winning Power of Art."