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English historian and broadcaster (born 1948)

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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.

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2021Officer of the Order of the British Empire
2015President's Medal
2011Medlicott Medal
2003honorary doctorate
Fellow of the Royal Historical Society
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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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.

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Born 1948 · age 78
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