Quote of the day by King Alfred the Great: King Alfred the Great, a pivotal ruler in early English history, successfully ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A disconcerting gaze: Alfred the Great at Wantage - Greg Balfour-Evans/Alamy Tucked away in the corner of Oxfordshire, with a ...

The fragment of pelvis dates back to the period in history when King Alfred died A fragment of pelvis bone unearthed in Winchester in 1999 may belong to King Alfred the Great or his son Edward the ...

There are moments in history where a great deal hangs in the balance, meaning that if things had turned out slightly differently, the history which followed would be very different. In the history of ...

Æthelstan, crowned in 925, was the first true king of England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and ...