King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons. Alfred of Wessex. Episode 1
Description
King Alfred the Great fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset - burning the cakes on the way- before his decisive victory at Edington. Creating towns, trade and coinage, reviving learning and literacy, Alfred then laid the foundations of a single kingdom of 'all the English'. Filmed on location from Reading to Rome, using original texts read in Old English, and interviews with leading scholars, Michael Wood describes a man who was 'not just the greatest Briton, but one of the greatest rulers of any time or place'.
Runtime
60 minutes
Series
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
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