5. Alfred The Great & The Vikings

Send me a messageIf you have listened to episode  4, you will understand that in the year 793 there was no country called England. Instead there were a number of separate Anglo Saxon Kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia and Wessex. But in 793 that was all about to change.The Anglo Saxon world was about to be blown apart and England brought to its very knees.Within 80 years the Vikings will have conquered Northumbria, East Anglia and Mercia.Now just Wessex faced them, the Last Kingdom of the Anglo Saxons.This is the story of that critical moment in the history of Britain, and all eyes are on their new king...Alfred.Join my Supporter's ClubSupport the show