Biography

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

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman

Himself - Presenter

Ancients

Christina: A Medieval Life

Host

Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail

Narrator

Ovid: The Poet and the Emperor

Himself - Presenter

Gilbert White: the Nature Man

Presenter

The Home Invaders

Victim