
Michael Wood
Known For
Acting
Born
1948-07-23 in Moss Side, Manchester, England, UK
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.
Most Known For

In The Footsteps of Alexander the Great

Conquistadors

Ancients

Art of the Western World
as Self - Presenter

The Story of India

In Search of the Dark Ages

In Search of the Trojan War

The Story of China
as Self - Presenter

In Search of Shakespeare
as Himself - Host

中国改革开放的故事
as Self - Presenter

King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
as Self - Presenter

Shakespeare's Mother: The Secret Life of a Tudor Woman
as Himself - Presenter

Legacy - The Origins of Civilization

Michael Wood's Story Of England
as Self - Presenter

The Great British Story: A People's History
as Presenter

Du Fu: China's Greatest Poet

The Home Invaders
as Victim

In Search of Myths and Heroes

Hitler's Search for the Holy Grail
as Narrator

Michael Wood on Beowulf
as Presenter