In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871 AD ...

As the oldest daughter of Alfred the Great, it could be said that Aethelflaed was born into greatness. Contemporary ...

Alfred learned to read after his mother challenged ... who attacked with help from the Welsh and the Danes from Dublin. Athelstan wasn’t just a soldier though: he worked hard to make his kingdom ...