Real Crusades History on MSNOpinion
He turned a doomed kingdom into the seed of England
Alfred the Great became king at the worst possible moment. Viking armies had overrun most of England, crushing kingdoms one ...
There are moments in history where a great deal hangs in the balance, meaning that if things had turned out slightly differently, the history which followed would be very different. In the history of ...
Kings and Generals on MSN
How England was forged by war
England’s path to unity began after Rome’s 5th-century withdrawal, when Angles and Saxons formed rival kingdoms like Mercia, ...
A disconcerting gaze: Alfred the Great at Wantage - Greg Balfour-Evans/Alamy Tucked away in the corner of Oxfordshire, with a timber-beamed inn, a medieval church, and no train station in sight, the ...
On The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom, by David Woodman. England is old. The history of its foundation remains shrouded in mystery and the allure of myth. Undeniably the ...
Æthelstan, crowned in 925, was the first true king of England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and ...
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