Alfred the Great
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9th‑century king of Wessex, famed for defending England
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentUnknownThe Rest Is History · 666. Wine and the Birth of Civilisation · 0:20 · 3 May
…And a classic example of this from British history, the rise of the House of Wessex, the family of Alfred the Great and his heirs, who between them established the United Kingdom of England.…
Tom HollandThe Rest Is History · 549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2) · 7:16 · Mar 2025
…And we talked in the first episode about how England is very precocious, but it's not entirely unique because in Denmark, at the same time as the Kurde Kingas, the great dynasty of Alfred the Great, are establishing their rule over a united kingdom of England. A dynasty of kings in Denmark are doing much the same thing.…
Tom HollandThe Rest Is History · 549. The Road to 1066: Revenge of the Vikings (Part 2) · 5:02 · Mar 2025
…He can do that because England is rich. And I think he has seen enough of this great Christian kingdom ruled by Æthelred to think, well, I would quite like a bit of what Æthelred has. We may think of him as a loser, but Æthelred is heir to Alfred the Great. He's a figure of dignity, of splendor, of wealth. And Olaf wants it.…
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