Who was Alfred the Great? | The History of Europe

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    Alfred the Great saved England from being overrun by Vikings. He also set off a religious and cultural renaissance in England. His rule faced many setbacks in its first decade.
    This video is lecture 15 from the series England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest
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    00:00 Alfred the Great's Legacy Grows Over Time
    04:36 Was Alfred the Great's Reign Fated?
    07:47 Young Alfred Proves Himself on Battlefield
    12:45 Alfred the Great Becomes King
    15:00 Famous Legend Recounts Alfred's Pact with Vikings
    19:57 Alfred Prepares Wessex for Viking Attacks
    25:36 Alfred Attempts to Establish Permanent Navy
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 58

  • @sprintcarfan87
    @sprintcarfan87 29 днів тому

    This is a very enjoyable and detailed lecture. I've always admired Alfred the Great.

  • @wendyrowland7787
    @wendyrowland7787 Рік тому +7

    Sadly the vikings got there in the end, via the the vikings from Normandy who had reinvented themselves as the Normans. Society under Anglo Saxon rule would have been fairer for the average person.

    • @Ravi9A
      @Ravi9A Місяць тому

      /thread

  • @philswede
    @philswede Рік тому +5

    Just Awesome!
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    @jeffwhellum Рік тому +6

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  • @judithmacfadzen9516
    @judithmacfadzen9516 8 місяців тому +1

    Loved this!

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  • @cuyahogabluenose1835
    @cuyahogabluenose1835 Рік тому +5

    You forgot to mention that he was a black man!!

    • @ZoneGlazed
      @ZoneGlazed Рік тому +3

      Lol

    • @cuyahogabluenose1835
      @cuyahogabluenose1835 Рік тому +1

      @@ZoneGlazed yeah...i lol myself when i found out that they all were...and replaced with white images!!

    • @Nothingmore71
      @Nothingmore71 Рік тому +1

      @@cuyahogabluenose1835 we've been lied to about that? African black or more middle eastern?

    • @jimbusmaximus4624
      @jimbusmaximus4624 Місяць тому

      I've seen the old statues and monuments, black people must have looked different back then 😂

    • @cuyahogabluenose1835
      @cuyahogabluenose1835 Місяць тому

      ​@@jimbusmaximus4624well...once you over stand that "white" ppl just cameout the caves and couldn't read write or speak until 1000 ad...it will make more sense! Europe has always been populated and run by blacks! Get any book by Lee Cummings...I suggest reading the 13 black colonies or the negro question first🥱

  • @Ravi9A
    @Ravi9A Рік тому +1

    Old euro history is a funny thing. People ruling literally just patches of land you can walk in a day getting titled with names like "Great"

    • @harleysvideomysteries7885
      @harleysvideomysteries7885 8 місяців тому +4

      You clearly know nothing of old English history

    • @Ravi9A
      @Ravi9A 8 місяців тому

      @@harleysvideomysteries7885 it's less that and more that the people who set your historical conventions were frogs in wells.
      and that you guys haven't critically examined your predecessors.

    • @harleysvideomysteries7885
      @harleysvideomysteries7885 7 місяців тому +3

      @@Ravi9A What? Where on earth are you getting your information from? Do you even understand why we call Alfred great?

    • @Ravi9A
      @Ravi9A 7 місяців тому

      @@harleysvideomysteries7885 yes.

    • @SonsofThunder1234
      @SonsofThunder1234 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@Ravi9ADo I smell a disgruntled Indian? England went on to do extremely well, you know.