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Michael Wood

Born

in Manchester, The United Kingdom

July 23, 1948

Genre

History, Travel

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Michael David Wood is an English historian & broadcaster. He's presented numerous tv documentary series. Library of Congress lists him as Michael Wood.

Wood was born in Moston, Manchester, & educated at Manchester Grammar School & Oriel College, Oxford. His special interest was Anglo-Saxon history. In the 70s Wood worked for the BBC in Manchester. He was 1st a reporter, then an assistant producer on current affairs programmes, before returning to his love of history with his 1981 series In Search of the Dark Ages for BBC2. This explored the lives of leaders of the period, including Boadicea, King Arthur, Offa, Alfred t ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 7,629 ratings · 761 reviews · 111 distinct works • Similar authors

	In Search of the Dark Ages 3.98 avg rating — 1,465 ratings — published 1981 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of China: The Epic History of a World Power from the Middle Kingdom to Mao and the China Dream 4.18 avg rating — 1,121 ratings — published 2020 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search of the Trojan War 4.09 avg rating — 804 ratings — published 1985 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Conquistadors 3.94 avg rating — 802 ratings — published 2000	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of India 3.87 avg rating — 729 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shakespeare 4.14 avg rating — 668 ratings — published 2003 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: A Journey from Greece to Asia 4.02 avg rating — 548 ratings — published 1997 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of England 4.08 avg rating — 375 ratings — published 2010 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England 3.77 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1986 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Search Of The First Civilizations 3.79 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1992 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“The tale of someone's life begins before they are born.”
― Michael Wood, Shakespeare

tags: life-story

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“The theologian and the executioner have been intimates throughout history.”
― Michael Wood, In Search Of The First Civilizations

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“People are far too quick to judge others, especially when they don’t have the full facts.
--from the book For Reasons Unknown”
― Michael Wood

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Time to vote for May's read. It's a non-fiction month, specifically focusing on travel/adventure/archaeology/anthropology. This poll will be open until Wednesday, April 10.

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great: A Journey from Greece to Asia

Michael Wood

3 votes, 75.0%

Frozen in Time: The Fate of the Franklin Expedition

Owen Beattie

1 vote, 25.0%

The Lost City of the Monkey God

Douglas Preston

0 votes, 0.0%

Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology

C.W. Ceram

0 votes, 0.0%

Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt

Barbara Mertz

0 votes, 0.0%

The Mapmaker's Wife: A True Tale of Love, Murder, and Survival in the Amazon

Robert Whitaker

0 votes, 0.0%

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