In Search of the Dark Ages

Resumen del libro

In Search of the Dark Ages is an unrivalled exploration of the origins of English identity, and the bestselling book that established Michael Wood as one of Britain's leading historians. 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. Alongside 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.

It's an altogether richer, more varied, and inclusive study on the creation of Britain. 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.

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