Michael Wood's Story of England
In each episode, English historian Michael Woods's team sheds an original light on a major period in British history. However, instead of a merely descriptive approach, they attempt to report as if on the present and stress links with our age.
- 2010-2010
- 1 season
- Documentary
In each episode, English historian Michael Woods's team sheds an original light on a major period in British history. However, instead of a merely descriptive approach, they attempt to report as if on the present and stress links with our age.
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Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1
Romans to Normans
60 mins
Host Michael Wood explores the history of England by looking at the evolution of the town of Kibworth and it's inhabitants. Like most places in the England, Kibworth was first recorded in 1086 in the Domesday Book. Prior to that, archeology provides the necessary information. Evidence indicates a village existed in Kibworth as far back as Roman times and even earlier. Essentially, people had lived there for thousands of years. With the departure of the Romans came the Anglo-Saxons, pagans who worshiped the natural world. Christianity was introduced in the early 7th century and the English language became dominant over several centuries. In the late 9th century, the Vikings invaded and DNA tests reveal that many in Kibworth are their descendants. The Norman invasion of 1066 changed the village considerably with the construction of Norman castles and major shifts in land ownership.
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