Alfred the Great and Athelstan, the Kings that made England (ALL PARTS-ALL BATTLES) FULL DOCUMENTARY

[@HistoryMarche]

*_"The saddest thing about any man is that he be ignorant, and the most exciting thing is that he knows."_* Alfred the Great's life had been one of great success for the Anglo-Saxon people. In the face of overwhelming odds, he united the Anglo-Saxons into one nation and beat back those who sought to end Anglo-Saxon England. His reign paved the way for the future unified Kingdom of England. Alfred's grandson, Athelstan, cemented his legacy by finishing off the Viking threat and forming the Kingdom of England. Happy 2024 everyone! Thank you for all the views, likes, and comments. I wouldn't be here without you! 🎅🎄🎅🎄🎅🎄

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

These 2 are among the greatest in English history For good reason

[@Avinkwep]

I feel like Alfred’s son Edward is pretty underrated. He managed to reconquer East Anglia and cement his rule over Mercia, he was just crushed between two giants of history

[@Validboy]

@@danielsantiagourtado3430 Yes well the men your "heroes" fought, was small landowners not even large enough to be mentioned in Denmarks history. A farmer and his 5 sons took over England, how is that being a hero and not totally pathetic? Just because dumb historians still use old propaganda and call it "the great heathen army" doesnt make it "heathen" or "great". It was probably less than 500 guys and you're divided nations fell like a house of cards.

[@Validboy]

@@Avinkwep ? Giants? In this clip a son of a small landowner did that, Ivar but you think its more impressive when a man born king and given an army does the same? How does that work? What else was he supposed to do, the nation he just became king of was under threat. You know what is underrated and never gets told? How the brits massacred their their way into Africa and America. Where's the clip on that? Not being told, because if they did that like they did this clip, prepare to be told the history like the brits are men of god trying to bring god to the savages. Will you believe that too, I wonder? And will you also call Columbus a "great man"? People need to read history differently, its not as pure and truthful as you may think. Look at how the media cover war today, is it truthful?

[@sirgoo9962]

@@Validboy Completely uncalled for breakdown. He never said Edward the Elder was "more impressive" than Ivar, he just said he was underrated because he was sandwiched between two more important kings, suggesting that his deeds deserve more attention than they are otherwise given. This does not diminish Ivar in anyway, though Ivar too was a king in command of a large army. Regardless, the power of the Vikings was a match for that of Wessex, Ivar too commanded a large army, but he conquered East Anglia in avarice -- Edward in liberation. Edward's conquest is the reason East Anglia is a part of England; his legacy is thus of far more import than Ivar's adventures. "You know what is underrated and never gets told? How the Brits massacred their way into Africa and America." So completely and utterly false.🤦‍♂ Firstly, this is basic, common, fundamental and undeniable information for anyone with a brain. It has been told and retold a thousand times, it is by no means hidden, and few but the very few spin these events as a "good" thing, or as purely attempts by the British to proselytize the Africans and Americans. It is plain that Britain's colonization was entirely geopolitical, as but another member of a tournament of empires contending for European and -- later -- world domination. If you've eyes to see with you can search and view a host of videos on these topics if you seek them. Secondly, Britain tread no path untrodden -- the Spanish had seized most of America through much bloodshed centuries before Britain possessed there a single colony, the Dutch, too, in Africa before Britain. Thirdly, the fellow to whom you replied offered absolutely not the slightest inclination he considered Columbus a "great man". In fact, he might have suggested the opposite, as Edward fended his people and kingdom from colonization -- as one is rightly wont to do, as opposed to Columbus's indorsement of it. Fourthly, you say "People need to read history differently" which, coincidently, is exactly what the commenter is proposing in challenging the status quo of Edward's obscurity. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheStrategos392]

To watch a first rate documentary of this quality for free is truly a blessing.

[@HistoryMarche]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@fideliselan]

Very well said, and to HistoryMarche, very well done and thank you.

[@TuckFinn831]

@@HistoryMarche those goofy chat bubbles almost ruin it for me.. but everything else is pretty sweet.

[@Nitidus]

Normally I would say those are not documentaries simply because there's usually zero critical evaluation of sources and things like battle formations are often depicted like it's a historical fact even when there is no evidence for it for the respective battle. But on a positive note, this time I liked how at least a few times certain important biases of specific sources were pointed out, at least incidentally. That's so important. In almost all so-called "documentaries" of this kind events are presented as if we knew exactly how they played out, but in reality more often than not we know very little aside from (generally grossly overinflated, especially in Antiquity) numbers of combatants. It's very rare to have actual accounts on how exactly a battle played out and if we do, you always need to question critically how reliable a source is and how they might want to paint participants in a certain light. Stuff like that is almost never mentioned in these kinds of videos and to me, that's a distinct requirement for something to be called a _documentary._ In that sense I'm glad to see it in this video, at least a little bit.

[@Avinashm7]

See last Kingdom It has been compared to game of thrones

[@malekiththeeternityking5433]

"Sir, these are not the days of Alfred the Great, we can't just chop a man's head off and blame it on the Vikings." Edmund Blackadder

[@charliereader3462]

‘Can’t I by god?!’

[@inthenameofchristamen]

😂😂😂.

[@maxschreiner271]

❤

[@Elizabeth-pd4sd]

❤️❤️🤣🤣🤣👌

[@billreed-r9c]

VERY good documentary. Unlike many others, video is relevant to the simultaneous narration. Informative, well-organized, and entertaining. Thank you.

[@wutnut9225]

You guys have been killing the content lately!!! I appreciate all the hard work going on over there to get these awesome long videos!

[@MustLovemom]

I don’t know why but Edward the elder/Alfred’s heir is so overshadowed. He he conquered Mercia and East anglia and practically united south and central england and expanded Wessex to Winchester to York, and he stopped the Vikings momentarily until Athelstan was old and matured enough to rule Wessex. He needs a documentary about him.

[@derrickstorm6976]

People just "remember" the absolute highlights of history and nothing else

[@david-468]

I also believe hes an orthodox saint though, so funnily enough he’s only overshadowed by his own people

[@neilog747]

Edward did not conquer Eastern Mercia or East Anglia. Conquering is about f***ing people over. He simply brought them back into the fold. The King of East Anglia, Edmund, who was murdered by Danes became the patron saint of England for many centuries. This indicates what the East Anglians would have thought about the Danes and Edward's liberation respectively.

[@dbz9393]

Mercia was better off independent tbh should never have joined England

[@MustLovemom]

@@dbz9393i don’t agree with you because Mercia fell to England because their queen Æthelflead[edwards sister] died she was basically the only thing holding Mercia together and if they didn’t submit to England they probably been invaded by the Vikings.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

These guys truly deserve the names of Alfred the great and Athelstan the Glorious! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ShaneBraaten]

I was kidding 😂 Lol

[@ObjectiveAnalysis]

They were genocidal imperialist war criminals

[@EvoraGT430]

Yet ask most English the name of their first king and they have no clue. The Normans suppressed this history far too well.

[@mgaus]

​@@EvoraGT430 Æthelstan will be remembered as the first king of England regardless of the average person's grasp of that fact

[@SandileNgwenya-gv7nx]

​@@EvoraGT430Almost all English people know Aethelstan is the first King of England and in a survey for the best king of England people voted for Aethelstan

[@botanozsan7843]

Lol, at the beginning of the video, I was totally on the side of the Vikings because historically I don't like Anglo-Saxons at all. At the end of the video, I found myself cheering for Alfred and his brave men. It proves how successful this video was made. I appreciate your work!

[@Avinkwep]

What language do you speak

[@Avinkwep]

@@botanozsan7843 oh ya non Americans exist. Sorry I forgot

[@MattHulu-ln9pf]

@@Avinkwepwtf??

[@Æthelstān-thé-glørîøüs-96]

Botanozsan we Anglo Saxon English don’t like you either lad it goes both ways 🤡

[@adnaanu]

Watching whilst in the town of Kingston upon Thames. 5 minutes away from the coronation stone where the Saxon kings were crowned. Athelstan, Ethelred etc names on the coronation stone. Feel so connected to history and to the land.

[@montgomeryfish6847]

Top video, excellent and entertaining pot history, really well executed. The graphics and info panels really help bring the story to life and the narration doesn't have me grinding teeth for once. Keep up the good work you have a fan.

[@yojlik]

Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories is a historical fiction account of these battles, and more! Told from the perspective of Uhtred of Bebbanburgh (Bamburgh), they are excellent reads! If, you know, you like words and stuff

[@josephlongbone4255]

Is that what the BBC based "the last kingdom" on?

[@yojlik]

@@josephlongbone4255 yes

[@charliereader3462]

@@josephlongbone4255yes, Cornwell even has a cameo appearance in season 3

[@ivanmontes9645]

I read his novels, they are amazing. I could learn a lot about English history thanks that series of novels. Of course I was looking into that matter every time that I finished a book, We mustn’t forget that at the end of the day they are books of historical fiction. Of course, the work is thoroughly researched, and more importantly, it triggers your curiosity about one of the most important empires has ever existed in our western history. Actually England has been one of the most important empire has ever existed in the whole world. Greetings from Argentina!

[@umungus518]

Those are truly amazing books. He is a very good author.

[@college54114]

I’m obsessed with this channel. I love the regular uploads! Such high quality content

[@Matti133]

Fantastic coverage of the battles.

[@HistoryOfEmpiresXI]

Hey, I just want to say thanks for these videos. I can’t imagine how much effort it takes you to make these videos, I tried to make one myself yesterday, it took me half the day to make one 2 minutes long. So thank you for the effort and for what you do.

[@EvelynEvieFair]

Love your information and really appreciate the humor!

[@bigsarge2085]

Happy New Year and thank you for another year of great history documentaries!

[@HistoryMarche]

Happy new year!

[@jjf8370]

“Who fancies a raid!?” “Capital idea my hairy friend!” As a historian, i agree this is accurate. 🤣💀

[@psychedexplorer163]

Love your work❤ thank you for making such a wonderful content ❤ As an Iranian audience, I would love to see more about great empires of ancient Persia. Victory and loss

[@johnord684]

Edward and Æthelflæd's contribution was a lot bigger than a brief mention.

[@CW-rx2js]

Yep they did all the leg work lol

[@Stemsoup]

This is EXACTLY what we're looking for, Historymarche!

[@Brave.-og8bt]

King Athelstans tomb is at Malmsbury Abbey, well worth a visit

[@tjfraire6952]

Only 5min in but really happy I found this, really love this kind of stuff & appreciate all your hard work. Thanks again & gods bless every1.

[@dminard1]

Love your content. Its rich in details and fun to watch.

[@HistoryMarche]

I appreciate that! Thanks so much for supporting my work. Very kind of you.

[@Hillbilly001]

Oh goodie, another long form vid from HistoryMarche. What else could be better, allegedly. Cheers from Tennessee

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content man! You're amazing! And wish You a hapoy new year!😊😊😊😊😊

[@HistoryMarche]

Happy new year!

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

@@HistoryMarche 🔥🔥🔥

[@abelani969]

Awesome video, very detailed and great narration as always. Great job 👍

[@themutualfriend5286]

Excellent video, watched it all the way through

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and a great historical coverage...thank you (history Marche ) channel for sharing

[@fob_studios]

Great documentary on Alfred and Athelstan! There are many channels that present documentaries, but their quality is no match than yours! (cant disagree with this that all content creators have their own type of great content)

[@bmohamed3213]

Great content!

[@halefomkahsay2931]

After watching Tv Series Vikings and the last kingdom, this doc illuminated some of the facts and myths of the Viking age. Thank you.

[@theawesomeman9821]

Now we know why Alfred is the only English king known as "The Great".

[@Nortrix87]

Canute the Great. Well Danish but...

[@Angelcynn_2001]

The Father of England and of the English.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

​@@Nortrix87in English history we don't call him great, most people know him for going insane and trying to command the sea

[@Nortrix87]

@@the98themperoroftheholybri33 Wrong focus perhaps. "Medieval historian Norman Cantor called him "the most effective king in Anglo-Saxon history". He ruled a north sea empire. Making Alfred " the great" look small. But he was Danish. An unpopular thing among todays English. Who for some reason have adopted Anglo saxons as their identity.

[@the98themperoroftheholybri33]

@@Nortrix87 yeah, the English, adopting Anglo Saxons as their own, imagine that... (Are you dense or something?)

[@sirwelch9991]

A worthy compilation.

[@Idk-ys7rt]

Let's get HistoryMarche to over 1M!

[@TarahMatson-zz2hj]

This was a wonderful documentary. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Thank you.❤️

[@cgsather3309]

I saw the movie “Alfred the Great” in the early 70’s as a kid, I still remember it. Starring David Hemmings and Michael York, totally worth seeing if you can find it.

[@Angelcynn_2001]

I am Anglo-Saxon, and my family is proud of our long history. I will name my future son Alfred. As I only want marry an English woman

[@rhaego5476]

bro anglo saxons don't exist anymore

[@fyrdman2185]

Shut up you're irish

[@lanl2qz]

Æthelstan sounds more Saxon-ish

[@Angelcynn_2001]

@@lanl2qz correct. My keyboard wouldn't have it

[@Fred1-d2x]

​@@rhaego5476I think he means he is descended from Anglo saxosn

[@samlloyd3286]

Great content please keep it up! Love your consistency of videos

[@KHK001]

Thank you for your hard work as always HM!

[@HistoryMarche]

Cheers man. Happy 2024!

[@KHK001]

Thanks same for u!

[@hundun5604]

This is quite a story. Very captivating! I didn't know it was a close call for England (in Wessex). Not like this. You've done well HistoryMarche!

[@Skinnyblaq910]

England is a coward home there kings 😂😂we’re crushed by the Viking

[@sasinator6918]

1 hour video is a late Xmas present from History Marche.

[@stuartclarkson48]

Fantastic video, really needed something like this

[@Isaakstark]

Thanks! Love your work!

[@HistoryMarche]

Much appreciated! Thank you so much for the support!

[@benbaxter1047]

That was a great video. I new most of this but I did not know that they conqured most of England before 1066.

[@dominicp9296]

I love your videos man but me personally I love the long videos I'm talking 2 3 hours lol the more the better I hope you make some videos like that your one or the best with kings and general and epic TV so no matter what I want you to know that. Keep up the great work my friend

[@Stallion-EC]

Happy Holidays and enjoy the New Year

[@HistoryMarche]

Happy new year! Thank you so much for the support!

[@ageingviking5587]

Great stuff H M . Thank you! 🙂

[@webwalker4478]

excellent as always

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@coyote4237]

Thank you. Hope you have a wonderful 2024.

[@willbennett1167]

My ancestor, Eadwulf II High Reeve of Bamburgh was close friends with Alfred the Great. It was said Eadwulf was Alfred's favourite!

[@JamesEvanswhite-oq3fx]

Great job, love your work

[@Kuac85]

Amazing stuff, as usual.

[@dr.davidhoward3179]

Thanks!

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you so much for supporting my work. Very kind of you.

[@milabugtcher990]

great video, thanks!

[@chrisbradshaw6135]

Excellent video!

[@lisaamoretti6083]

Awesome video

[@nathanfinch8775]

Incredible channel, love the content only thing is being a norfolk lad landing near thetford means nothing as it is an hour and half by car to the sea so would be at least 3 days march as there is no rivers down there. Keep up the quality content!

[@chasechristophermurraydola9314]

Happy new year to you and your family history Marche.

[@HistoryMarche]

Happy new year!

[@mauricerobson6341]

Alfred: The only British monarch to be named "The Great."

[@Fred1-d2x]

That was english if your talking about kings of england Then it would be cnut only and alfred was king of wessex not england because that was formed in 927 and not British because that was formed in 1707

[@douglasgreen437]

Pre British times..

[@WOLF-ZONE23]

Don't forget king Cnut the great

[@AL-ku1zq]

Thank you for this, very interesting. "The unready" lost the battle, just as is playing out now.

[@scorpian256]

Assassins Creed Valhalla is based off this, glad you made a video about it so I can learn the actual history.

[@tarcoal]

very good work sir

[@sonnyjim5268]

Alfred had Uhtred of Bamburgh, how could he lose?

[@thegreendragoninn8730]

Destiny is all!

[@jnev5572]

​@thegreendragoninn8730 *plot armour is all, lmao

[@Fred1-d2x]

Uthred did not exist

[@ericmcdonald7313]

Fantastic job

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely done video

[@HistoryMarche]

Thank you very much! Great to see you in the comments.

[@brokenbridge6316]

@@HistoryMarche---Your welcome. This history topic is quite interesting. Glad you covered it.

[@jasonthompson6594]

Fantastic!

[@dr.davidhoward3179]

Alfred won through wall-building. When he had visited Rome he noticed all the town walls. He did the same. Within a couple centuries the Vikings were defeated throughout Europe. The other Countries had emulated Alfred. The Barbarians had come in the Spring Raids where they had overrun the villages & towns the Spring before. They met walls. They met attacks by bows and spears. They were defeated forever.

[@scottamori3188]

Highly enjoyable.

[@Tbonedasavage]

🐐 of KZbin 🔥🔥💯💯

[@Overdrive_Hero]

For the channel ⚔

[@DarkPassenger]

Really nicely done video, but I'd get rid of the speech bubbles. It kind of cheapens the nicely done presentation.

[@N17Stu]

Loved it

[@Nobody-so7jt]

What app is this 0:08

[@_xuh4r_744]

I saw in a video he used fotoshop for the terrain and the battles

[@SherzodMadaminov-ql4kz]

Amazing work as always, respect from central asia. May us see some videos about the timurid empire? I didnt support channel, and i have no rights to ask, but, we'll be happy to see, please

[@joshbeckett9255]

Anyone else rewatching this in the fall?

[@bbbblt]

great vid

[@collintrytsman3353]

excellent

[@davidhunt8685]

Thank you

[@ejayaziz470]

History mArche always no1

[@DJchrismiller1]

Ty!

[@johnl5316]

Alfred the Great, king of The Anglo-Saxons is my 33rd great grandfather.

[@TesterAnimal1]

Mine too.

[@Fred1-d2x]

So your a royal then

[@Fred1-d2x]

​@@TesterAnimal1so your a royal then

[@Guildelin]

Geeat video... tbh I think ive learned more about hsitory watching this channel than i did in k-12

[@kennethmoses4900]

47:32 Æthelstan’s got a very high Intrigue count. Definitely an Elusive Shadow.

[@jessepacheco6020]

Here is my offering to the algorithm. Ave! Ave! Ave!

[@Sarge80]

This is nicely made although the way you say francia and Aella need abit of work hahaha Now the thing i am really missing in your history, is Edward the Elder and Aethelflaed, brother and sister who really took the fight to the Vikings, i am so surprised how little these 2 are being taught about in schools, I dare say that Aethelflaed did even more then her father Alfred to secure a saxon england. Yet so little people know about her.

[@daviddouglas5692]

saxon revenge

[@Francis_I-1805]

Ive done extensive ancestory research and im nearly a direct descendant of Alfred the great, crazy to think if these events didnt go his way i wouldn't exist

[@daviddouglas5692]

or richard 3rd lol

[@Francis_I-1805]

@@daviddouglas5692 that wouldn't change much, you'd still end up likely having some feuding group in the later 1400s as was the nature of medieval society

[@daviddouglas5692]

who knows theres a You tube video ---compelling actually that the real heir OF england lives in AUSTRALIA------because it does take 9 months to make a baby and the King of England was gone more than a year during the 100 yrs war--this is documentaed--yet the bastard was king later

[@bartekostrycharz3682]

good job lads you make me evening !! please do something about Polish if you can !!👍

[@vandodanderson]

Is there a typo at 12:02? Is it meant to say "He was even "one" of England's patron saints"

[@bergerbr]

"I'm gonner get you this time, you little..." - Jarl Guthrum, 2024 (probably)

[@gordon1545]

One tiny correction, right at the end - by 1066 England had lost the land north of the Tweed. In 1018 (or maybe 1016) a combined Scots and Cumbrian force defeated the Northumbians at the Battle of Carham, effectively settling the border between Scotland and England where it remains today (Berwick excluded).

[@anti-Russia-sigma]

At 13:19,the commentary contradicted the screened text.

[@markluke9583]

"i embrace the purpose of god and the doom assigned" is attributed to Alfred Lord Tennyson

[@luiscamejo2379]

I’m surprised you guys didn’t cover tettonhale

[@k0litsas]

Witch song is at the start of the video please?

[@andrechimene6300]

Bravo❤‼️

[@joedredd1168]

Hail Alfred! Father of England.

[@Fred1-d2x]

No that's ethelstan not alfred

[@soumyadiptamajumder8795]

Also make a detailed documentary on Oliver Cromwell and his reign!!! Happy 2024🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@batuhankeskin2587]

Sorry I could not see the sources screen can you help me find it .Just want to know where the information comes from.

[@stephenlaine6840]

It's called the anglo saxon chronicles a good place to start

[@ndie8075]

cousins....🇩🇪😍💪