This landmark series launched the TV career of one of Britains best-loved presenters and. OL1812952W Page_number_confidence 93.46 Pages 262 Ppi 350 Related-external-id urn:isbn:0816047022 Review: In Search of the Dark Ages Michael Wood Digs for England. previous 1 2 3 4 next sort by previous 1 2 3 4 next Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Just as it did when it first published 40 years ago, In Search of the Dark Ages overturns preconceptions of the Early Middle Ages as a shadowy and brutal era, showing them to be a richly exciting and formative period in the history of Britain.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 20:25:53 Boxid IA156201 Camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II City London DonorĪlibris Edition Rev. Top 10 Signs We Are Entering A New Dark Age by Jamie Frater fact checked by Jamie Frater Before we start we have to clear something up: the Dark Ages were not dark in fact, most of the reasons people think the early Middle Ages were dark are nothing but common misconceptions about the era. Books by Michael Wood (Author of In Search of the Dark Ages) Books by Michael Wood Michael Wood Average rating 4.02 7,632 ratings 762 reviews shelved 26,145 times Showing 30 distinct works.
It's an altogether richer, more varied and inclusive study on the creation of Britain. Book Synopsis This edition of Michael Woods groundbreaking first book explores the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman. The Romans created one of the most important civilizations in history. When the TV series of In Search of the Dark Ages was broadcast in 1979, its presenter Michael Wood had embarked on a groundbreaking career in presenting. Now, on the book's 40th anniversary, this fully revised and expanded edition illuminates further the fascinating and mysterious centuries between the Romans and the Norman Conquest.Īlongside portraits of Boadicea, King Arthur, Alfred the Great, Athelstan, and William the Conqueror, the story of England is expanded further to include new voices, with all-new chapters on fascinating characters such as Penda of Mercia, Aethelflaed Lady of the Mercians, Hadrian the African, Eadgyth of England and Wynflaed. The beginning of the Dark Ages started with the fall of the Roman Empire. In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the best-selling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians.
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