In The Story of England Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries; from the moment that the Roman Emperor Honorius sent his famous letter in 410 advising the English to look to their own defences to the village as it is today. The village of Kibworth in Leicestershire lies at the very centre of England. It has a church; some pubs; the Grand Union Canal; a First World War Memorial - and many centuries of recorded history. In the thirteenth century the village was bought by William de Merton; who later founded Merton College; Oxford; with the result that documents covering 750 years of village history are lodged at the college. Building on this unique archive; and enlisting the help of the current inhabitants of Kibworth; with a village-wide archeological dig; with the first complete DNA profile of an English village and with use of local materials like family memorabilia; the story of Kibworth is the story of England itself; a 'Who Do You Think You Are?' for the entire nation. 'Better than any historian for decades; [in In Search of England] Wood brings home not just the ways in which buildings; landscapes and written texts may be read; but the sensual beauty of encounters with them' TLS Michael Wood was born and educated in Manchester. He was an open scholar in Modern History at Oriel College; Oxford; where he held a Bishop Fraser scholarship in Medieval History as a postgraduate. He has made a number of internationally successful tv series; including In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great; and four of his books have been UK non-fiction number one bestsellers. His highly acclaimed book of essays on early English history; In Search of England; was published by Penguin in 1999.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Excellent Book - Puts You In the Debate!By JackyBabyTThis book deals with various issues in African American history - none of which are cut and dry.Each chapter introduces a new time period and a new discussion. You are given a articles by different historians who take different sides or approach a topic from different angles. You are also given some of the primary documents they are working with; or from the period they are talking about to make your own conclusions.One chapter looks at the evolution of slavery.Winthrop Jordon argues that race was not an inherent part of the salve system; but as enslavement grew so too did racism. The other article by Edmund Morgan looks at the paradox of freedom in the early United States and how people attempted to obtain freedom through enslaving others.other articles discuss the culture of African-Americans in a historical sense; the shift from "African" to "African-American" and issues that are pressing for today. Our understanding of African-American history changes the way we look at race issues today. This book is excellent to put you right into the middle of some of the most contested scholarly debates on African American history.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Wonderful for African American History learnersBy Deadsolidperfect1992This text was assigned for a class I took and unfortunately the readings were so dense it was hard to completely comprehend what I was reading. I plan to go back and read this text more slowly and methodically. Very dense and complete text.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy Customergreat value
