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Hace 2 días · Alfred's relations with the Celtic princes in the western half of Great Britain are clearer. Comparatively early in his reign, according to Asser, the southern Welsh princes, owing to the pressure on them from North Wales and Mercia, commended themselves to Alfred.
1 de jul. de 2024 · Prince Alfred is on the left in the skirted outfit typically worn by young boys up to the age of around three. He walks towards his three sisters – Victoria, Princess Royal on the far right, Princess Alice and the infant Princess Helena. View on the Royal Collection website.
24 de jun. de 2024 · This is the family tree for monarchs of England (and Wales after 1282) from Alfred the Great to Elizabeth I of England. The House of Wessex family tree precedes this family tree and the family tree of the British royal family follows it.
17 de jun. de 2024 · Alfred, king of Wessex (871–899), a Saxon kingdom in southwestern England. He prevented England from falling to the Danes and promoted learning and literacy. Compilation of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle began during his reign. Learn more about Alfred’s life and rule.
- Dorothy Whitelock
- Alfred spent much of his reign defending his kingdom of Wessex from Danish invaders. He won a great victory at the Battle of Edington in 878 but co...
- Alfred administered Wessex well and was a studious lawgiver. He promulgated an important code of laws after studying the principles of lawgiving fr...
- Alfred considered learning and literacy to be crucial for the acquisition of wisdom and therefore necessary for men to live in accordance with God’...
28 de jun. de 2024 · Unlike heroes such as Winston Churchill and Edith Cavell, Alfred the Great had no single defining moment but emerges from the pre-Norman mist as a wise, judicial royal leader called by some among the best kings ever to rule mankind.
13 de jun. de 2024 · The youngest son of George and Charlotte, Prince Alfred lived for just two years. He fell ill after being inoculated against smallpox, and never recovered. He was the first of George and...
24 de jun. de 2024 · The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle on Alfred the Great more... less... "The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is one of the few literary sources we have for England during the time period following the Roman presence and preceding the Norman invasion.
