Conquistadors. by Wood, Michael - 2001

2001. Reprinted Edition. London, BBC Worldwide, 2001. Octavo. 288 pages. Original Hardcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Michael David Wood (born 23 July 1948) is an English historian and broadcaster. He has presented numerous television documentary series, including Great Railway Journeys (1980), In Search of the Trojan War, Art of the Western World, Legacy: A Search for the Origins of Civilisation, In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great (1998), Conquistadors, In Search of Myths and Heroes, The Story of India (2007) and, most recently, The Story of China (2016). 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. He was appointed Professor of Public History at the University of Manchester in 2013. Since 1990, Michael Wood has been a director of independent television production company Maya Vision International. Wood was a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society until 2007. In 2009, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Arts by Sunderland University.This was followed by an honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Leicester in 2011. (Wikipedia).