Where have the people in any particular place actually come from? What are the historical complexities in any particular place? This evocative historical journey around the world shows us. After decades of writing about European history, and like Tennyson's ageing Ulysses longing for one last adventure, Davies embarked upon an extended journey that took him right round the world to a score of hitherto unfamiliar countries. A completely fresh take on the highly charged subject of migration.