Derek's love of games came at an early age when his parents first brought home the Nintendo Entertainment System. From then on, countless nights were spent hunting ducks, stomping turtles, exploring ...

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 ...

The Last Kingdom would be a lot different had it not had a wonderful portrayal of King Alfred the Great by David Dawson. Although Alfred dies in season 3, he’s still a major part of the series, ...

Few kings in English history deserve the epithet great more than Alfred King of Wessex In an age and country blighted by Viking invasions Alfred inflicted repeated defeats upon the Norsemen and set ...

In the stormy 890s, King Alfred the Great faces his final and most intense Viking threat. After years of uneasy peace, Hastein the Viking leads multiple armies into Wessex, Mercia, and Wales, testing ...

In 878 AD, Alfred the Great of Wessex faced one of his most critical tests: halting the Viking conquest led by Guthrum the Dane. This documentary dives deep into the Battle of Edington, where Alfred ...

While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the ninth century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows, to take up ...

T.L. Solis is a former legal and entertainment professional that has since switched to writing. Growing up with a passion for vintage horror movies and offbeat foreign films, she enjoys just about ...

From a Life of Alfred the Great by Thomas Hughes, M. P. TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article.

Idea was to show that Alfred, Prince of Wessex, who became the first and only British King to be called 'Great', was not just a guy who burned the cakes. Idea was to show that Alfred, Prince of Wessex ...