Michael Wood's Story of England DVD

In this groundbreaking series Michael Wood (The Story of India) tells the story of one place - the village of Kibworth, Leicestershire - throughout the whole of English history. Located in the very heart of England, Kibworth has lived through the Black Death, the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution and was even bombed in World War II. Enlisting the help of the current inhabitants of Kibworth and using archaeology, landscape, language and DNA, Michael Wood uncovers the lost history of this village from the Roman era to the present day. Intertwining the local and national narratives, this is a moving and informative picture of one local community through time. The sto! ry of Kibworth is the story of England itself, a 'Who Do You Think You Are?' for the entire nation.