In Search of the Dark Ages

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 , T he 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.

About the author

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.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Wood
• Publisher: BBC Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 28.02.2023
• EAN: 9781785948206
• ISBN: 978-1-78594-820-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 126 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; European History, HISTORY / Military / Medieval, CE period up to c 1500, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, European history: medieval period, middle ages, c 400 to c 1066 (Anglo-Saxon period), HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, BCE to c 500 CE