Prizes & Other Honors
- 1977 Wolfson History Prize, for Patriots and Liberators
- 1977 Leo Gershoy Award, for Patriots and Liberators
- 1987 New York Times Best Books of the Year, for The Embarrassment of Riches
- 1989 New York Times Best Books of the Year, for Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- 1989 Yorkshire Post Book Award, for Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
- 1996 Lionel Trilling Book Award, for Landscape and Memory
- 1996 WH Smith Literary Award, for Landscape and Memory
- 2001 Broadcasting Press Guild Writer's Award, for A History of Britain
- 2001 Nominated for BAFTA Huw Wheldon Award for Specialised Programme or Series (Arts, History, Religion and Science), for A History of Britain
- 2002 Nominated for BAFTA Richard Dimbleby Award for the Best Presenter (Factual, Features and News), for A History of Britain
- 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-fiction winner, for Rough Crossings
- 2006 Hessell-Tiltman Prize Shortlist, for Rough Crossings
- 2007 Nominated for BAFTA Huw Wheldon Award for Specialized Factual Programme or Series, for Simon Schama's Power of Art
- 2008 The Daily Telegraph's 110 Best Books: The Perfect Library, for Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution
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