by Michael Wood · BBC · tapa dura · ISBN 9780563205005
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«Domesday: A Search for the Roots of England» is the historical essay by Michael Wood, published by BBC in hardcover (224 pages, in English).
The essay examines the Domesday Book and what it reveals about the historical roots of England. The author offers a new reading of the document, explains its importance as a source for understanding the society and history of England after the Norman conquest, and brings it closer to historians and non-specialist readers.
Work originally published in 1986; includes index, facsimile on the endpapers and bibliography (pages 215-216).
Suitable for historians and the general public interested in the history of England, the medieval period and the era of the Norman conquest.
Michael David Wood 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 history, including In Search of the Dark Ages, The Domesday Quest, The Story of England, The Story of India, The Story of China, and In Search of Shakespeare. His works have included English history, history of various civilizations including the Greek, Chinese and Indian, and others. He has been a Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester since 2013.
