Bibliograph

In search of Alfred the Great, the king, the grave, the legend, Edoardo Albert & Katie Tucker

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In search of Alfred the Great, the king, the grave, the legend, Edoardo Albert & Katie Tucker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes Bibliography: pages 243-248 and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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mapsillustrationsgenealogical tablesplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

In search of Alfred the Great

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Edoardo Albert & Katie Tucker

Sub title

the king, the grave, the legend

Summary

Alfred, son of Aethelwulf, king of the West Saxons, ran. Behind him, the takers of his land and kingdom fanned out, searching for the fleeing king ...Buried in AD 899 as the king of the English at his capital city of Winchester, Alfred the Great's bones were thought to have ultimately been moved to an unmarked grave. His remains had been completely lost to us for centuries until researchers at the University of Winchester discovered what is in all probability a piece of his pelvis in a cardboard box. This exciting discovery has reawakened interest in one of our most notable monarchs. The only English monarch ever to have had the epithet 'the Great', Alfred's reputation reaches down to us through the years. Christian hero, successful defender of England against the Vikings, social and educational reformer. There is a man and a life buried amid the myths. Within these pages, discover Alfred's dramatic story

Target audience

adult

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