Alfred the Great

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Alfred the Great and science at Christmas

Alfred the Great “managed to ensure history’s enduring affection by making sure that he wrote it himself,” argues Max Adams. (Photo by Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Alfred the Great: a reappraisal

Edward The Confessor, Anglo-Saxon king of England, 1070s. Edward (c1003-1066), king from 1042, on his throne. After Edward's death, the throne was disputed between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy, prompting the Norman Conquest of England. From the Bayeux Tapestry. The tapestry, which tells the story of the events leading to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, was probably commissioned by Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, William's half-brother. (Photo by Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty Images)

10 things you (probably) didn’t know about the Anglo-Saxons

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Winchester and York History Weekends: 5 minutes with Michael Wood

BATNFN Heck Cattle, pictured at Upcott Grange Farm, near Lifton, Cornwall, imported by Derek Gow.. Image shot 2009. Exact date unknown.

Nazi super-cows and defamed Gods: 7 strange and forgotten moments in history

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8 key Viking dates you need to know

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A brief history of Offa’s Dyke

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The undignified fates of the bodies of Anglo-Saxon kings in the medieval period

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Michael Wood on Alfred the Great

From The Library

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King Alfred excavation: what we know so far

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Your guide to King Alfred the Great

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King Alfred excavation: pelvic bone discovered in museum storage

Hamo Thornycroft's 1901 statue of King Alfred the Great in Winchester. Acknowledging the good fortune played a role in Alfred's reign is important, says Alex Burghart, "as it reveals just how fragile the conditions were that surrounded the birth of England." (Photo by RDImages/Epics/Getty Images)

Alfred the Great: do we overplay his ‘greatness’?

From The Library

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Permission granted to examine ‘King Alfred’ grave