This 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 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
