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Aug 18, 2005 · The book explores the life and legacy of King Alfred, who is renowned as a foundational figure in the history of the British monarchy. It focuses on his significant contributions to the development of England during a tumultuous era marked by invasions and struggles for power.
- Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879
- King Alfred of EnglandMakers of History
- English
Jul 24, 2020 · Alfred the Great. 1. Alfred's Dynasty and its Forebears -- 2. Alfred's Parents and Family -- 3. Alfred's Visits to Rome in 853 and 855, and his Boyhood to 866 -- 4. The Chief Places of Christian and Pagan Europe: trade, forts and the origins of towns before the 860s -- 5. Pagan Europe: Denmark and the Franks before the 860s -- 6.
Jan 12, 2023 · Alfred the Great : War, Kingship and Culture in Anglo-Saxon England. Ch. 1. Alfred's Wessex -- ch. 2. Memories of childhood, 848-858 -- ch. 3. Scourges of God, 858-868 -- ch. 4. 'A very great warrior', 869-879 -- ch. 5. King of the Anglo-Saxons, 880-891 -- ch. 6. The defence of the realm -- ch. 7.
Feb 25, 2016 · The only English monarch to earn the epithet “Great” and who was esteemed highly by the later Victorians who considered him something of a philosopher-king, Alfred (b. 849–d. 899; r. 871–899), King of Wessex, was the youngest son of Æthelwulf.
Nov 16, 1995 · Warrior, law-giver, and scholar, Alfred the Great was an extraordinarily gifted and highly successful king, pushing back the Vikings to preserve what is now thought of as the heart of England.
- Alfred P. Smyth
Aug 15, 2009 · The whole works of King Alfred the Great, with preliminary essays, illustrative of the history, arts, and manners, of the ninth century. Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.
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Jan 14, 2021 · Alfred was a great soldier and statesman, who subdued the Viking threat that had engulfed the Anglo- Saxon kingdoms across Britain during the ninth century, and made peace. However, the twentieth century has robbed us of Alfred in various ways.
