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EPISODE · Jul 11, 2021 · 29 MIN

Michael Wood

from Better Known · host Ivan Wise

Michael Wood discusses with Ivan six things which he thinks should be better known. Michael Wood is Professor in Public History at the University of Manchester. He is the author of several highly praised books on English history including In Search of the Dark Ages, Domesday, and In Search of England. He has made well over one hundred documentary films, among them Art of the Western World, In Search of the Trojan War, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great, Conquistadors and The Story of India – all of which were accompanied by bestselling books. Du Fu https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2020/10/08/du-fu-li-bai-poems/ Tamil Nadu landscape and culture https://theculturetrip.com/asia/india/articles/tamil-nadus-landscapes-and-ancient-poetry/ Debate on Universal Human Rights in Valladolid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valladolid_debate Hadrian the African https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/hadrian-clerk-libya-african-who-anglo-saxon-england/ Sven Lindqvist https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jun/22/sven-lindqvist-life-in-writing Ethos https://www.duvarenglish.com/ethos-has-put-us-all-in-the-therapists-office-and-asked-us-to-speak-article-55126 This podcast is powered by ZenCast.fm

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