Simon Schama on Public History

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Humanitas - Visiting Professorships at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge

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What does hip hop have in common with Herodotus? In this lecture celebrated historian Simon Schama explores the tradition of public history drawing on Walter Scott, Thomas Carlyle, Winston Churchill and Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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Winston Churchill

Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Department: Humanities Division

Date Added: 20/05/2016

Duration: 01:31:15

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