From popular revolt to the obsession with the self, even to modern nationalism, Simon Schama explores the enduring and powerful legacy the Romantics have left on our modern world.

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Welcome to the world of the romantic. Lost in their world of butterflies, meadows, and charming princes, all the world is a stage - a stage that is about to witness the re-run of Romeo and Juliet ...

With contributions from Tobias Menzies, Peter Doherty, Piotr Anderszewski and Sir David Attenborough, Simon tells the story of how the romantics - fuelled by the failures of the French Revolution ...

The hastiness of his reaction may have resulted in the misspelling of the hero’s name, along with the fact he portrayed Kościuszko dying on the battlefield (at the time, many assumed the general was ...

Some of Dublin's old romantics have shared their secrets to love and romance this Valentine’s Day. Residents of the Rathborne Nursing Home in Dublin said the most important thing a budding ...

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