In Search of the Dark Ages

In Search of the Dark Ages

by Michael Wood
In Search of the Dark Ages

In Search of the Dark Ages

by Michael Wood

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Overview

Based on the BBC television series, this book considers the history of England during the centuries following the collapse of the Roman empire. It examines archaeological evidence for a war of resistance against the Romans, the historical place of King Arthur, the discovery of the Sutton Hoo, the significance of the Battle of Hastings, and the continued influence of kings like Ofaa, Alfred, and Althelsan. Photographs and maps are included. Wood writes for the BBC.

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Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780563522768
Publisher: Random House UK
Publication date: 08/28/2007
Pages: 272
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.87(d)

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.

Table of Contents

Introduction ix

1 Boudica 1

2 King Arthur 27

3 The King of Sutton Hoo 57

4 Penda 81

5 Theodore of Tarsus and Hadrian the African 95

6 Offa 109

7 Alfred the Great 137

8 Aethelflaed 167

9 Athelstan 185

10 Lady Wynfled 215

11 Eadgyth Princess of Wessex, Queen of Germany 229

12 Eric Bloodaxe 243

13 Ethelred the Unready 273

14 William the Conqueror 305

Epilogue - After the Fall: Return to Malmesbury 333

Bibliography 339

Index 343

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