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Michael Wood

Jul 23, 1948 (77 years old) in Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK

Michael David Wood, OBE FSA (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous well-known television documentary series from the late 1970s to the present day. Wood has also written a number of books on English history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, and In Search of Shakespeare. He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013.

Known For

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Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
Himself - Presenter
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The Home Invaders
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Gilbert White: the Nature Man
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How China Got Rich
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Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet
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Conquistadors
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Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor
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Art of the Western World
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In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great
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In Search of Shakespeare
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