King Alfred burning the cakes in the neatherd's cottage. Alfred the Great (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to

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King Alfred burning the cakes in the neatherd's cottage. Alfred the Great (849 – 26 October 899) was King of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings. A Chronicle of England. James Doyle

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