In Search of the Dark Ages

The Oxford scholar & historian has now produced and directed over ten magnificent BBc series and alongside his magnificent "Domesday Insearch of the Roots of England" this incredible book on the most mysterious part of Britains history are amongst his earliest productions. Those familiar with his work will no doubt realise what in depth analysis he provides on his chosen area. The reason for this review is not to highlite... Read Full Review

The book is packed full of information and is written in a way that makes it easy to read and understand.

This is a well-written and concise account of England in the Dark Ages. Author Michael Wood seems especially qualified for this sort of subject since he is amazingly proficient in dealing with a time period that has conflicting and missing sources - as he was also with the Trojan War. While the history of the Dark Ages is obscure - in more ways than one - he manages a very clear, concise and accessible narrative. As he... Read Full Review

This book was conceived as a companion volume to the author's 1981 BBC documentary series of the same name, and it stays current with a postscript penned in 2001. IN SEARCH OF THE DARK AGES tackles some of the same territory of at least two of Wood's subsequent books, DOMESDAY and IN SEARCH OF ENGLAND, though his objectives and lens are different each time. Wood's Dark Age parameters are framed by the Roman triumph over... Read Full Review

Wood is best known as a BBC "presenter" of the PBS variety, but he's also an Oxford-trained historian. His books (and television series) are solid history but still accessible. This book and his Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England are almost two halves of a whole, an investigation of what happened in England between the departure of the legions and the arrival of William's Normans, and why, and what the effects were... Read Full Review