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Hace 4 días · Born around 870 AD, Aethelflaed was the eldest daughter of Alfred the Great, the King of Wessex who is often credited with laying the foundations for English nationhood. Alfred provided his daughter with an unusually thorough education for a woman of her time, including instruction in military strategy, Latin, and the liberal arts.
Hace 3 días · Alfred the Great (also spelled Ælfred; c.849 – 26 October 899) was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899. He was the youngest son of King Æthelwulf and his first wife Osburh, who both died when Alfred was young.
Hace 4 días · In 825 AD, King Egbert of Wessex defeated the Mercian King Beornwulf at the battle of Ellendun, annexing Kent, Essex, Surrey and Sussex from the Mercian orbit. It marked a decisive shift in the balance of power to Wessex.
Hace 4 días · 1. An Unlikely King. As the youngest of five sons of King Æthelwulf of Wessex, Alfred was never expected to become king. However, fate intervened: Alfred‘s father and four elder brothers all died within a span of 20 years. In 871, at the age of 21, Alfred unexpectedly found himself the new King of Wessex. 2.
Hace 6 días · Earl of Wessex: King Harthacnut c. 1018 –1042 King of the English r. 1040–1042: Gunhilda of Denmark c. 1020 –1038 Queen of Germany: Svein Knutsson c. 1016 –1035 King of Norway Son of King Cnut the Great king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and his first wife Queen Ælfgifu of Northampton, King Harold I Harefoot c. 1015 ...
Hace 4 días · In the ninth century the abbey seems to have shared with Wimborne the honour of giving burial to the kings and bishops of Wessex. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states that King Æthelbald was buried here in 860, and Æthelbert, who succeeded him, in 866.
Hace 4 días · The Kingdom of Wessex controlled part of the Midlands and the whole of the South (apart from Cornwall, which was still held by the Britons), while the Danes held East Anglia and the North. After the victory at Edington and resultant peace treaty, Alfred set about transforming his Kingdom of Wessex into a society on a full-time war ...
