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2 days ago · King Alfred the Great (849–899) was the king of Wessex and ruled from 871 to 899. He is celebrated for his military victories against the Vikings, his efforts to unify Anglo-Saxon England, and his contributions to education, law, and culture. However, the early years of his reign were fraught with difficulty.
2 days ago · Edward I [a] (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 to 1306 he ruled Gascony as Duke of Aquitaine in his capacity as a vassal of the French king.
1 day ago · According to Edward Gibbon in The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Ch.38), the violence of conquest was “never more dreadful and destructive than in the hands of the Saxons, who hated the valour of their enemies … The fields of battle might be traced, almost in every district, by monuments of bones; the fragments of falling towers were stained with blood [and] the last of the Britons, without distinction of age or sex, were hunted down and massacred” across Britain.
3 days ago · Based on the Saxon Stories novel series by Bernard Cornwell, The Last Kingdom tells the story of a man who seeks to reclaim his birthright. Set in 872, the kingdoms that makeup England have come under Dane rule, with Wessex the last one standing under King Alfred.
1 day ago · "[The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain] was more complex than a mass invasion bringing fully formed lifestyles and beliefs. The early Anglo-Saxon, just like today's migrants, were probably riding different cultural identities. They brought from their homelands the traditions of their ancestors.
1 day ago · Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne following the death of his older brother Alphonso.
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2 days ago · Reed Saxon/Associated Press. In her career, Smith played roles by the greats including Shakespeare, Ibsen, Noël Coward, Edward Albee, Tennessee Williams, Tom Stoppard and Neil Simon.
