In Search of the Dark Ages

Resumen del libro

This new 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 Wood proposes a new and surprising solution. 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 recent 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. 'With 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

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;p Michael Wood (Mánchester, 1948) se formó en la Manchester Grammar School y el Oriel College de Oxford. Ha trabajado como periodista, presentador y productor de más de cincuenta documentales de televisión; además, es profesor de Historia Pública en la Universidad de Mánchester. Ha publicado varios libros, algunos de los cuales son auténticos x{0026}lt;i best sellers,x{0026}lt;/i como x{0026}lt;i In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Conquistadorsx{0026}lt;/i o x{0026}lt;i In Search of Shakespeare.x{0026}lt;/i Su serie documental x{0026}lt;i La historia de China,x{0026}lt;/i emitida en la BBC y apreciada en el país oriental tanto como en Occidente, lo ha consolidado como uno de los historiadores más prestigiosos especializados en China.x{0026}lt;/p