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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

Æthelstan: The First King of England (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 58 min | Documentary, Biography
Alfred's grandson Aethelstan fulfils the family plan and creates a kingdom of all England. Travelling from Devon to Cumbria, Scotland and Rome, Michael Wood tells the tale of Aethelstan's wars, his learning and his lawmaking, showing how ...See moreAlfred's grandson Aethelstan fulfils the family plan and creates a kingdom of all England. Travelling from Devon to Cumbria, Scotland and Rome, Michael Wood tells the tale of Aethelstan's wars, his learning and his lawmaking, showing how he created a national coinage and traces the origin of the English Parliament to the king's new assembly politics. But there's also a dark side, with later legends that the king had his brother drowned at sea. In his last desperate struggle, Aethelstan defeated a huge invasion of Vikings and Scots in what became known as the Anglo-Saxon 'Great War'. See less
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Writer
Michael Wood
Producer
Rebecca Dobbs
Editor
Aleksandar Nikolic
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Updated Aug 20, 2013
Release date
Aug 20, 2013 (United Kingdom)

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