Michael wood historian biography

English historian and broadcaster (born 1948)

For other people named Michael Wood, see Michael Wood (disambiguation).

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.^[1][2] He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013.^[3]

Early life and education

Wood was born in Moss Side, Manchester, England.^[4] He attended Heald Place Primary School in Rusholme. When he was eight, his family moved to Paulden Avenue, Wythenshawe, where he could see historic Baguley Hall from his bedroom window. He went to Benchill Primary School. At Manchester Gramma