This 6 part series is really well explained, with Michael Wood going through the various turns of discovery and his own conclusions based on the evidence. I bought this box-set predominantly for the "In Search of the Trojan War", which I have never seen before (although I have the book). In his investigations Michael Wood delves into the past to separate fact from fiction, and to find out the historical truth. The stories he reveals will also take in Greece and Turkey, India and Nepal, and the world of Celtic Britain and the west of Ireland. His journeys take him to some of the most remote and exciting places on earth - from the fantastic landscapes of western Tibet to the mountains of Georgia and the Caucasus and from the plains of southern Iraq to the coasts of Ethiopia, Yemwn and the Horn of Africa. In Search Of Myths And Heroes Michael Wood explores four of the most famous myths in the world: Shangri-la, the Golden Fleece, the Queen of Sheba and the Holy Grail. A split which defined Shakespeare’s life -and our modern world. But most importantly Shakespeare also lived through England’s Cultural Revolution: an enforced split with the old medieval English spirit world which was to lead the English people into a brave new Protestant future. We are reminded that Shakespeare lived through the Spanish Armada, the Gunpowder Plot, the colonisation of the New World and the beginnings of British power in America. We are introduced to the dark world of Queen Elizabeth's police state - a time of surveillance, militarism and foreign wars. A history series - it focuses not on the plays, but on the history and sets the life of the poet in the extraordinary times in which he lived. Presenter-led, mixing travel, adventure, live action interviews and specially shot documentary and live action sequences with the RSC on the road. In Search Of Shakespeare Complete four part series exploring the life of the world's greatest and most famous writer. In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great Michael Wood takes us on a journey following the triumphant march of Alexander of Macedonia from Greece to India and brings new insights into the man whose myth and achievements are still considered important in the twenty-first century. Is Hissalik the site of the mighty Troy? Did Helen, Achilles and Agamemnon ever exist? What was the significance of the famous wooden horse? Prepare for dramatic new twists to the tale. In Search Of The Trojan War Filmed in Greece, Turkey and Berlin, charismatic historian Michael Wood attempts to discover whether there was any truth in Homer's epic poems. I think now that it’s a native of the island who’s been struck by a lightning bolt.This Boxset contains all of the individual Michael Wood titles: In Search Of The Trojan War (BBCDVD1425), In The Footsteps Of Alexander The Great (BBCDVD1503), In Search Of Shakespeare (BBCDVD1299), In Search Of Myths And Heroes (BBCDVD1682) and Conquistadors (BBCDVD1694). This monster here has legs like a man but fins for arms! He’s still warm, too, by my faith. English people won’t give a penny to help a lame beggar, but they’ll give ten to see a dead Indian. But, then again, any strange beast there is just like a man. In England, this monster would make a man rich. What a strange fish! If I were in England now, as I was once before, and had a painting that showed this fish, every single fool there would give me a silver coin just to look at it. He smells like a fish, an old fish, like old cheap dried fish. What do we have here? Is it a man or a fish? Is it dead or alive? It must be a fish. That cloud is going to drop buckets of rain. ![]() If it storms like it did earlier, I don’t know where I’ll hide. That black cloud over there-the huge one-looks like a dirty leather canteen that’s about to drop the liquid it contains. There aren’t any bushes or shrubs here to offer me even a little protection from the weather. I do now let loose my opinion, hold it no longer: this is no fish, but an islander that hath lately suffered by a thunderbolt. ![]() ![]() Legged like a man and his fins like arms! Warm, o' my troth. ![]() When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian. A strange fish! Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. He smells like a fish, a very ancient and fish-like smell, a kind of not-of-the-newest poor-john. What have we here? A man or a fish? Dead or alive? A fish. Yond same cloud cannot choose but fall by pailfuls. If it should thunder as it did before, I know not where to hide my head. Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a foul bombard that would shed his liquor. And another storm brewing, I hear it sing i' th' wind. Here’s neither bush nor shrub to bear off any weather at all.
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