In Search of the Dark Ages by Wood, Michael

In Search of the Dark Ages: A History of Anglo-Saxon England (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781785948206)

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Format: Paperback
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In Search of the Dark Ages by Wood, Michael

In Search of the Dark Ages: A History of Anglo-Saxon England

$24.99
In Search of the Dark Ages by Wood, Michael

In Search of the Dark Ages: A History of Anglo-Saxon England

$24.99
Format: Paperback
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From Boudica to William the Conqueror, this is the story of the Early Middle Ages and the hidden history of its people Updated with the latest archaeological research new chapters on the most influential yet widely unrecognized people of the British isles, In Search of the Dark Ages illuminates the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest of 1066. In this new edition, Michael Wood vividly conjures some of the most important people in British history such as Hadrian, a Libyan refugee from the Arab conquests and arguably the most important person of African origin in British history, to Queen Boadicea, the leader of a terrible war of resistance against the Romans. Here too, warts and all, are the Saxon, Viking and Norman kings who laid the political foundations of England: Offa of Mercia, Alfred the Great, Athelstan, and William the Conqueror, whose victory at Hastings in 1066 marked the end of Anglo-Saxon England. Reflecting the latest historical, textual and archaeological research, this revised and updated edition of Michael Wood's classic book overturns preconceptions of the Dark Ages as a shadowy and brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting and formative period in the history of Britain.

Author: Michael Wood
ISBN-10: 1785948202
ISBN-13: 9781785948206
Publisher: BBC Books
Language: English
Published: 09/05/2023
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.00w x 1.00d
By Michael Wood
By Michael Wood
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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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