Description- Featuring dramatic readings from letters and diaries of the period plus live-action re-creations, this compelling series traces the events leading up to the war and America's fight for freedom. In 1763, the French have left and America is at peace under British rule. But dissension is mounting, signified by the Boston Tea Party and publication of Tom Paine's book, Common Sense. Follow the course of revolution as George Washington assumes leadership, Benjamin Franklin goes to France seeking support, and ordinary Americans come together in a conflict that will forge a new nation.

  The Final Invasion, The War of 1812 (1999) VHS

Description- "The Final Invasion" reveals the amazing struggle of America's "Forgotten War" with
 Great Britain in 1812. The 58 minute video offers a general overview on the causes of the War of 1812 and then concentrates on a key battle that changed the course of American history in 1814. Shot on-location in Great Britain, Canada and the US "The Final Invasion" features leading authors, re-enactments, previously unpublished diaries and newly discovered documents. Sophisticated 3-d animation reveal how a "rag-tag" American force of less than 3,500 soldiers, sailors, militia and citizens defeated over 14,000 of his majesty's fiercest troops, veterans of the Duke of Wellington's army, fresh from victory over Napoleon in Spain.

A History of Britain I (3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D.) (2000) VHS

From the Back Cover- History of Britain has been hailed by critics on both sides of the Atlantic
 as one of the most ambitious documentaries ever filmed. Now, The History Channel and the
 BBC are proud to present the second video series of this landmark presentation. Adapted by
 the renowned historian Simon Schama from his bestselling book, this set chronicles an era of unprecedented turmoil and expansion, from the reign of QueenElizabeth I to the heyday of the
 British Empire, focusing on the epic themes and towering figures that dominated and defined England's transformation from a small island "at the edge of the world" to a global empire. Written and
presented by Simon Schama, internationally-acclaimed author of A History of Britain, Landscape and
Memory, and Rembrandt's Eyes.

 

A History of Britain II - The Wars of the British (1603 - 1776) (2001) $39.95 VHS

A History of Britain - The Complete Collection
Edition:

Amazon.com- What do you get when you combine the resources and ethos of the BBC with the literary panache of one of the world's best narrative historians? The answer is Simon Schama's
History of Britain television series In this well-written and thoughtfully crafted survey, Schama, the bestselling author of books on European cultural history such as The Embarrassment of Riches and Citizens, has managed to be both conventional and provocative. He tells the official version of
Britain's story--Roman Britain, the Norman Conquest, the struggles of the Henrys and Richards, Elizabeth I, Scottish rebellions and the English Civil Wars, the American Revolution, the growth of
 the British Empire, Queen Victoria, the industrial age, and Winston Churchill. But while sticking to a script familiar to
anyone who sat up and listened during history class, Schama brings it all alive with memorable prose and presence--Simon de Montfort's rebel parliament is described as inaugurating the "union between patriotism and insubordination"; with Henry VIII, Schama says, "you could practically smell the testosterone."Schama is also particularly enlightening on the symbolism
of buildings, memorials, language, and ceremonies, and on the complex relations between England and its Celtic and
Catholic neighbors. If history must have gloss, then let it be presented like this.
--Miles Taylor

The Heroes of Scotland Box Set (2000) VHS