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In 1086, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because ‘like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable’. In Search of the Roots of England is not only a study of the ancient manuscript but an attempt to analyse the world that Domesday Book so vividly portrayed. By skilful use of the Domesday record historian Michael Wood examines Norman society and the Anglo-Saxon, Roman, and even the Iron Age cultures that preceded it. ‘Wood is a perceptive, entertaining and enthusiastic companion.’ Sunday Times ‘Wood is a lively storyteller.’ Washington Post

Review: This book tackles a phenomenally difficult subject and does so with a verve so seldom found in a truly scholarly work such as this is. Wood marshals his information in such a way as to make his conclusions which to some scholars might seem a far-fetched utterly convincing. It is splendid to mark the way in which he uses all sources of information, archaeological as well as written in order to back up his conclusions. In the process he paints a vivid almost photographic picture of living in England in the various periods with which he deals. What a contrast to the plodding Dryasdust historian who sticks to the facts as he/she sees them and refuses to speculate. When Wood speculates, and he often does, he has always a body of information on which to do it. A splendid piece of work however you look at it.