In Search of the Dark Ages

Wood, Michael

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In this text, the author presents the archaeological testimony for Queen Boadicea’s war of resistance against the Romans and examines evidence of a rebel leader who fought against the Germanic tribes – could this have been the real King Arthur?

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Publish Date: 26/05/2022

Description

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.

Additional information

Weight 648 g
Dimensions 240 × 162 × 36 mm
Author

Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Hardback

Pages

352

Language

English

Edition

Revised and expanded edition

Dewey

942.01 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K