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Wood takes on the popular myth that English history starts with 1066, exploring some of our most enduring historical figures, from Boadicea and King Arthur to Alfred the Great and Ethelred the Unready.
Synopsis
Reflecting recent historical, textual and archaelogical research, this revised and updated 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.