In Search of the Dark Ages
$45.41
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2005
Summary
A fascinating exploration of an often misunderstood period in British history.
This edition of Michael Wood’s groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In Search of the Dark Ages vividly conjures up some of the most famous names in British history, such as Queen Boadicea, leader of a terrible war of resistance against the Romans, and King Arthur, the ‘once and future king’, for whose riddle …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780563522768 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0563522763 |
| Author: | Michael Wood |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | BBC Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2005 |
| Weight: | 188g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 125mm x 19mm |
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In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV.
In Search of the Dark Ages, Michael Wood wrote the book for history on TV. * The Times *Michael Wood is the maker of some of the best TV documentaries ever made on history and archaeology. * Times Literary Supplement *
About The Author
Michael Wood
For more than 20 years, historian and broadcaster Michael Wood has made compelling journeys into the past, which have brought history alive for a generation of readers and viewers. He is the author of several highly praised books on English history including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, In Search of England and In Search of Shakespeare. He has over 80 documentary films to his name, among them Art of the Western World, Legacy, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Conquistadors and In Search of Myths and Heroes.
Michael was born in Manchester and educated at Manchester Grammar School and Oriel College Oxford, where he did post-graduate research in Anglo-Saxon history. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
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