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In Search of the Dark Ages (1981)

by Michael Wood

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1981
People/Characters
Ambrosius Aurelianus
Athelstan
Boudica
Offa, King of Mercia
Alfred the Great
Important places
England
Important events
Revolt of Boadicea
Siege of Badon Hill
Offa's Thirteith Jubilee
Battle of Edington
Massacre of St. Bricels Day
Related movies
In Search of Offa (1979 | IMDb)
In Search of Boadicea (1980 | IMDb)
In Search of Arthur (1980 | IMDb)
In Search of Alfred the Great (1980 | IMDb)
In Search of William the Conqueror (1981 | IMDb)
Epigraph
She was very tall, the glance of her eye most fierce; her voice harsh. A great mass of the reddish hair fell down to her hips. Around her neck was a large golden necklace, and she always wore a tunic of many colours over which she fastened a thick cloak with a brooch. Her appearance was terrifying.
Dio Cassius, Roman history.

Chapter 1. Boadicea.
Then Arthur fought against them in those days with the kings of the Britons, and it was he who led their battles.
Nennius, History of the Britons.

Chapter 2. King Arthur.

[And similar for chapters 3 to 9].
Dedication
For my mother and father
First words
The modern British are a nation of immigrants.

Introduction.
Boadicea has a place of her own in British folk history.

Boadicea.
Quotations
There was no capital of the Mercian empire. Offa was itinerant and only ruled by moving from place to place, constantly showing himself to friends and cowing his enemies.
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English
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942.01History and Geography › Europe › England and Wales › England › Anglo-Saxon B.C. 55 - A.D. 1066

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DA135.W83History of Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania › Great Britain › History of Great Britain › England › History › By period › Early and medieval to 1485

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