Michael Wood

Michael Wood is professor of public history at the University of Manchester. He has presented numerous BBC series and has made more than 100 documentary films. He is the author of several highly praised books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, Domesday, and In Search of England. His latest book is The Story of China (Simon & Schuster, 2020)

Recent articles by Michael Wood

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Michael Wood on the coronation of Charles III "The symbolism of the royal promise still means something today"

The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester set against a blue sky background

Excavating Winchester: the dig that changed (urban) history

St Hadrian of Canterbury

15 minutes of fame Michael Wood chooses St Hadrian

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Michael Wood on the Parthenon Sculptures "The case is unique: the sculptures are bound up with Greek identity"

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Michael Wood on James Bond “Bond’s role grew out of proportion to Britain’s standing in the world”

Michael Wood on a pioneer of photojournalism “We should salute a towering figure in the history of photography”

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Michael Wood on Afghanistan “A new world is emerging, reviving older connections”

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Michael Wood on Tamil culture “Let’s cherish this shining light of the great Bronze Age civilisations”

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Michael Wood on history festivals “The communal retelling of history is magical. Just ask the kids!”

In this lecture, Michael Wood uses the stories of five individuals from across the centuries to cast light on China’s rich and varied history

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Voices of China

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Qing dynasty emperor Kangxi

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The voices of China: 5 perspectives on an extraordinary past

Michael Wood reveals how Hadrian, a little-known “man of Africa”, helped lay the foundations of English culture

The African who transformed Anglo-Saxon England

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Michael Wood on statues "These ‘history wars’ over statues are really about something bigger: about different views of the past, and who controls it"