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# Michael Wood's Story of England (DVD)

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### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Sprawling History of a Nation in One Village
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2013*

This series takes an unusual approach, to look at the history of England from prehistoric times to the present, through archeology and other explorations in one village enar the centre of the island. Residents were recruited to help dig trenches, which turned up many interesting results that are the backbone of this 4 part series. Other sources, such as documents in various libraries, genetic studies, maps or conversations with historians flesh things out.I live in Canada, where history is very recent, and often leaves little or no trace. To see the depth of history in one small English town was mind-blowing.Michael Wood is one of my favourite presenters, and he's superb here. He can talk as an equal with scholars and experts, and be exuberant and excited with the locals about finding direct links to their ancestors in their own backyards or their DNA.This series is excellent. Not in-depth about any one period, but it conveys the panorama of English history and brings it home to individuals and their stories, how towns grow and decline, how events impacted on real people. It also touches on the many methods available to archeologists, historians and scientists as they trace history. I highly recommend it!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Past Brought to LIFE
  

*by T***S on Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2016*

Once again, Michael Wood shows why he is one of the best story tellers around. He tells a story of English life over 2,000 years from a completely unique perspective. He involves an entire modern town in telling their own story through the "grunt" work of actually opening up dozens of small archaeological digs around the town, and then researching local written records to tie the artifacts found to the past lives of numerous local inhabitants through the long history of this place. He even goes so far as to have particular townspeople take on the roles of real-life characters from the past and sort of become them. All of this in order to discover who the modern people are and how and why they came to be the way they are. A wonderful story that will grip you when you hear and see it. Definitely worth the time to watch and thoroughly enjoy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    This Plot of Earth
  

*by F***I on Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2012*

Kibworth, Leicestershire, is an English village that presenter Michael Wood believes encapsulates the whole history of a nation. Just dig a hole behind the pub "Coach and Horse," and you'll unearth evidence that people lived in the village for thousands of years; a coin is found that features the Emperor Augustine, dating to the 330's A.D. The Hallaton Treasure from the 1st century is discussed, while an Anglo-Saxon comb dating from 500 A.D. is discovered, along with Rhineland glass beads. Wood ties Kibworth's history to Offa, a Mercian king who was a contemporary of Charlemagne. Wood can be a bit neo-Marxist in his social/historical interpretations at times. He also places an "us versus them" template over the relationship between Normans and Anglo-Saxons that doesn't reflect the social complexities in that these groups were already intermarrying prior to the invasion. Certainly the Norman's dominated the social hierarchy of the Saxons, but the picture is perhaps not as black and white as portrayed by Wood. Outside of Kibworth, powerful Anglo-Saxon families married into Norman hierarchy, even adopting Norman names and culture (such as the Neville family, with ties to ancient Scottish, Anglo-Saxon, Northumbrian, and Norwegian kingdoms), whilst retaining enormous power.This series shines when Wood carefully explains the connections between villagers and their small shareholdings of land, their lives revolved around the church, the seasons, and their plots of earth. I wish there was more of the fascinating "Interview of an Anglo-Saxon Ploughman," 1000 A.D., featured in the narrative. Even after the Viking invasion, Kibworth's field names were primarily Anglo-Saxon. A neighboring place is called "Crackley," meaning Raven's Wood, (crack = raven) (ley = wood). Aelfric was the Thane of Kibworth, and St. Neot's Ware is unearthed in a woman's lovely kitchen garden. The series most succeeds in specifics, and it's beautifully filmed; the sequence about the ancient tree-meeting place is another evocative piece. Although Wood frequently imposes current emotions and values upon the past, overall the series is worth a look, especially the early portions. It's impressive what extensive research materials are secreted away in various archives, from Oxford, to the National Library. Wood assists Kipworth's contemporary citizens in navigating this wealth of material, so that Kipworth's history becomes part of their own journey.I also highly recommend the archaeological, in-depth format of 
  
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    . Enjoy!

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