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A timeline of events in the life of Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE), king of Wessex in Britain. (Alfred statue at Winchester by Odejea)
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There has been a common belief that King Alfred the Great established the Royal Navy during his reign. However, this is not true - his predecessors were creating naval fleets at least 20 years before he came to throne.
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What little we know about Alfred the Great’s mother comes to us from the biography of Alfred written by his great friend, Bishop Asser. Asser writes only a few lines about her and doesn’t tell us m…
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Alfred the Great (r. 871-899 CE) was the king of Wessex in Britain but came to be known as King of the Anglo-Saxons after his military victories over Viking adversaries and later successful negotiations...
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Edward the Confessor Chronicle of England (c.1307-27) f.5 BL Royal 20 A II. was one of the last Anglo-Saxon kings of England and is usually regarded as the last king of the House of Wessex, ruling from 1042 to 1066.
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New research suggests his military achievements might have been exaggerated.
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Image taken from: Title: "The History of the Kingdom of Scotland ... to the happy Union of both kingdoms ... in 1602 ... By Richard Burton (N. Crouch) . A new edition, with woodcut portraits [of the first part of 'The History of the Kingdoms of Scotland and Ireland.'] [Edited by James Caulfield.] L.P" Author(s): Caulfield, James, bookseller [person] ; R. B., approximately 1632-approximately 1725 [person] British Library shelfmark: "Digital Store 9512.h.5" Page: 74 (scanned page number - not…
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As King Alfred, 'The Last Kingdom'...an episode 6 still by farfarawaysite.com
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Amid the ruins of Shaftesbury Abbey is a recreation of a medieval herb garden, and in the centre of this, surveying the whole site, is a striking bronze statue of Alfred the Great, founder of the Abbey and King of Wessex from 871 to 899.
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No other ruler in England's long and varied history has been honoured with the title the Great,Few of our monarchs have succeeded as spectacularly in their aims as he did.
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King Alfred the Great was the most influential Anglo-Saxon king during that period. He was able to hold off the Vikings and fortify England.
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Interesting facts, timeline, videos and pictures about the life of Alfred the Great.
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