The Viking Wars of Alfred the Great's Britain - documentary

Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons, came to power in the midst of a crisis for the Anglo Saxon Kingdoms of Britain. Viking attacks had escalated into full scale invasions, and King Alfred faced a series of devastating battles for the very existence of his kingdom. In this documentary, we look at Alfred's rise to power, his epic clashes with the great Viking armies of 9th century Britain - including the Battle of Edington in 878, and his efforts at reforming and strengthening the Anglo-Saxon territories under his rule.
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Sources:
-Adams, Max - The Viking Wars, (Pegasus Books, 2018)
-Alfred the Great: Asser’s Life of King Alfred and Other Contemporary Sources, trans. Simon Keynes and Michael Lapidge, (Penguin, 2004)
-Arman, Joanna - The Warrior Queen: The Life and Legend of Aethelflaed, Daughter of Alfred the Great, (Amberley, 2017)
-Brook, Christopher - From Alfred to Henry III, 871-1272, (Norton Library, 1969)
-Ferguson, Robert - The Vikings, (Penguin, 2010)
-Haywood, John - Northmen: The Viking Saga, AD 793-1241, (Head of Zeus, 2020)
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[@RealCrusadesHistory]

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[@Hborn]

Did they have slave's

[@matthewhenson2585]

Not really facts but love the tv show 😆 learn all your history

[@mardocheotuc7436]

@@matthewhenson2585 tute divisibili hanno il brutto vizio di raccontare la storia un po' alla romanza

[@taffyducks544]

Since when did Alfred become king of Britain?! He spoke for England. Not Britain. The Britons are the Welsh!

[@wearsideexile6616]

As an Englishman I can’t help but be in awe of this man. He laid the first building block of my nation and set it on its path to greatness.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Great comment!

[@mardocheotuc7436]

@@RealCrusadesHistory è vero trovo che sia un peccato che questo periodo storico venga poco studiato eh sia poco conosciuto perché Ad esempio in questo caso è stato un periodo in cui sono stati fondate le basi del mondo moderno

[@MrDoolan72]

@@mardocheotuc7436 We.only have limited information from that era.. most of it comes from Monks writings and Alfred's chronicle..

[@kaleo7779]

Now look at your leader

[@MrThebarron007]

remember your history man, england and great britian as a whole need strong men like alfred the great now more than ever. Oh and yall gotta get out of ireland

[@markmorris7123]

Alfred is my favourite monarch. One of the few good ones.

[@nathanleroux2424]

I'm glad that Alfred is getting the attention he deserves. One of the greatest kings of the old world. It's too bad it took the popularity of the Vikings to bring more attention to Alfred.

[@thehussarsjacobitess85]

Have you seen the 'Vicious Vikings' episode of Horrible Histories? I love using that one with students to puncture the ridiculous prestige that those opportunistic thugs enjoy.

[@TroystonB]

@Winter Green ya it's a wonderful show can't wait for season 5.

[@forrestcarson-austin2468]

He’s one of my greatX grandfathers

[@forrestcarson-austin2468]

I also have Crohn’s disease. Now I know who to blame it on.

[@thatsjustmygame5148]

@@TroystonB Still can't believe they killed off my man Father Beocca 😔

[@elsahernandez8276]

Love the superb narration. I'm Mexican, and I love the history of England. Specially dark age period.

[@hotrodriguez549]

Simon

[@madsdahlc]

Hallo from Denmark . Amazing video . Two things. First : Alfred is the anglo saxon King . We know mostly about . Since he left writing, law texts and assers chronicle . Gotta love that he was a man of learning … And by deating the vikings and securing his kingdom . Alfred built the Foundations of later united England ….. Wessex before Alfred was the Local superpower in South . Wessex had conquered and opsorbed kingdoms like Essex , sussex and Kent . By viping out the 4 other kingdons. The vikings just made that superpower even stronger . Superpower that would eventuly conquer the danelaw and create Something called England …. Two: For me as a dane. The vikings are my ancestors . They are my countrys cultural herritage… And most historians belive that most of vikings attacking England in the great heathen army came from jutland …And since I live in jutland . Its possible that some distant ancestors were among among Them . The latest danish research has shown . That dominant hair color in viking was red hair or red blond . My natrual hair is dark blond . But if I let my beard Crow . Its has a red color. From my fathers side of the family . He had red beard to . So its possible that there are viking ancestors in my fathers Line of the family ……

[@Swift-mr5zi]

The danish attacking England was what unified England, you're correct

[@madsdahlc]

@@Swift-mr5zi I know . I spent years studying and a lot of books about the viking and anglo saxon England . For me vikings are are not just something that you read about. I live in Denmark . And the viking age are part of my countrys herritage … I live in country that unified in the late viking age into a single kingdom … Vikings indirectly created England . Here in Denmark they created the country . Because a strong ruler named Harald Bluetooth was strong enough to make the other danish ruler submit to him in 965….

[@richardjohnston3359]

@louise micheal Same I'm English I have Sweden and Denmark in my Ancestry I suppose most British people have some form of Viking ancestry

[@gnasher688]

@@richardjohnston3359- true British people yes

[@terranaxiomuk]

A lot of british people have Scandinavian and germanic ancestors. The angles were Scandinavian.

[@subliminaljuggernaut7278]

from what i understand, alfred isnt called the great because of his miliary victories but because he was a true christian king. when he defeated his enemies, he didnt slaughter or enslave them as was the habit of the time, instead he gave them the choice to become his subjects protected under law, which meant that the vikings werent wiped out in england but instead became steadfast supporters of the english realm. theres a story i was told that exemplifies alfred: his army was besiging an enemy castle and his army had captured the young son of the the lord of the castle. it was usual to demonstate hopelessness of the beseiged by maiming of hostages. usually the son would have been made blind and tortured in front of the castle walls. instead alfred showed the son to the castle walls but rather than torturing alfred played conkers with the boy and taught him chess. this was astonishing behaviour. when the seige was ended there was no looting or pillaging, and the lord was allowed to remain so long as he pledged fealty, which he did with tears of gratitude. in later years the boy became one of alfreds most loyal ministers. This and other reasons is why he was called great. Mercy, compassion, intelligence

[@cecileroy557]

So interesting - thanks!!

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

Yes indeed Thank you.

[@Figgy_23]

Alfred is probably one of my fav kings in history, his life was interesting, and he was a great ruler. I have a soft spot of rulers who reform, embrace and encourage education... Because in my opinion, the true secret to a great nation and more importantly a great species... Is our knowledge.

[@andrewwebb2866]

This is great, I'm on my third watch. How is your channel not ten times the size? We need to get your work into our secondary school history curriculum in the UK.

[@cecileroy557]

I LOVE this channel!!! ❤❤❤ I feel so lucky sooo much excellent information is available to to us - it sure wasn't like this when I was young! ("Old" - but young at heart!)

[@negarh.s.j2368]

I have to admit that , one of the things which makes this channel so great is the voice of the narrator . Thanks so much for this amazing videos . This is the best channel on the subject of medieval era , and i'm addicted to it . Good job

[@bigmatthews666]

How much spice did you smoke today

[@hotrodriguez549]

Sounds like a sober Shia Lebeouf. Not bad.

[@taramilton8695]

Agree, the subtle American accent brings a dynamic, also his intonation is very listenable.

[@cecileroy557]

Great narration!!

[@juliandobbin7329]

King Alfred was a true philosophy king. Not only did he free England from the yolk of Viking rule, he was also the first 'true' English king unifying the various English kingdoms under one king. And yet history has often marginalized poor Alfred to the footnotes of history. Which is a shame. This extraordinary man, king and visionary, should be celebrated more! Let's hear it for Alfred!!!

[@ciaranmck4469]

He didn't tho His son was the first king of England

[@gryph01]

Egbert often talked about unifying the Saxon kingdoms. Alfred created the vision and set the framework to unify them. He was the first person to name it. He coined the term Angleland. His grandson was the first true English King.

[@paolow1299]

Alfred was a great man and deserves our respect .However he was never the king of England .and certainly never of Britain as the title falsely claims .

[@joealp8196]

@@ciaranmck4469 His grandson was the first king of England, Aethelstan. Alfred's son, Edward the Elder, became King of the Anglo-Saxons.

[@allansherman6507]

I'm an American with roots of Saxon and viking blood lines and also Indian ,German Irish, and Scottish blood . Alfred is one great king he loved his people and his country. He was resonsible king he would listen to his people when when was a problem. That is why he was great .

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

I first learned about Alfred the Great from the show on Netflix I don't know why I wasn't thought about this in school even America we should learn the history of our people we speak English England is the mother nation

[@CharleyBrown69]

Very glad to see your channel growing brother. Unlike a lot of these so called historians on youtube this gentlemen is actually educated.

[@olliesb1577]

After recently finishing vikings and the last kingdom this is exactly what I needed to finish it off. Brilliantly presented. A subscription well earned my good sir!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Great to hear!

[@jungleking9703]

The last kingdom is like part 2 of vikings. Vikings is about the discovery and invasion of England by the vikings and The Last Kingdom is about England's struggle to fight for freedom. And take back their country back from the Vikings.

[@bluenoteone]

@@jungleking9703 But can it survive the forced Vax? Sickening to see England and Australia suffering from the madmen who rule them now.

[@dmp2879]

@@bluenoteone dont take it

[@kalenhicks4814]

Viva Rex Alfredos!¡

[@Spartan-hu2go]

My mom has chrons disease and it can be pretty bad so Its really awesome and inspiring that this king despite having chrons and facing impossible odds succeeded in his goal great content keep it up

[@shamteal8614]

I too suffer from Crohn's and noted that as well.

[@GalactusOG]

True history is better than fiction.

[@alfredhorsford5867]

I admire Alfred the Great. I happen to have his name. My surname Horsford, is also Anglo-Saxon.

[@steakmeal74]

Now that is proper history

[@mardocheotuc7436]

Sono pienamente d'accordo

[@Bridgetoco]

Great stuff. The last kingdom got me interested. Thanks!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad to hear it!

[@brandonstanley9125]

Way more interesting than trying to read any medieval primary sources

[@howardking3601]

Very interesting. I have long admired Alfred, who deserves to be called "the great". If only all rulers would seek the good of their own nations and people instead of themselves as Alfred did!

[@cantona7449]

This is an excellent video. As an Englishman, it feels kind of strange to hear an American narrate the video. But it is a fantastic documentary this, really enjoyed it.

[@MrBark1969]

I thought the same lol

[@tombaja4.9]

Cool my 10xgreat grandmum is a VikingRomanIrish man with a dash of Jimmy the Khan.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you liked the video. Not sure why you would feel that way. America is part of the Anglo-sphere. A lot of us consider English history to be a big part of our history.

[@cantona7449]

@@RealCrusadesHistory yeah I did think that too... we both have a shared history and certainly both have roots in the vikings so I don’t know why I initially thought that. In fact, when I went over to Boston, a lot of the buildings and churches etc. in the centre reminded me of England, quite a lot of Gaelic architecture. Thanks for the great video!

[@quintonbroster2994]

I think you will find that there is a lot of Americans who are proud of their British ancestry

[@ezzovonachalm9815]

The best detailled and precise document about the torments and achievements of Alfred the Great, one of the most venerable under my proceres.

[@sorrysirmygunisoneba]

Love this video and every other on your channel. Always eye opening to see how much history England has, makes you proud to be an Anglo and appreciate how much turmoil and chaos our ancestors went through and how truly great men like Alfred must have been. No one is capable of that kind of calibre today.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@russellknepper6648]

And 4

[@annamosier1950]

very interesting

[@liamhughes1532]

"...appreciate how much turmoil and chaos our ancestors forced upon the natives of their colonies..." fixed it for ye

[@vatsal7640]

​​@@liamhughes1532ah yes,cause only the English were colonizing. Am I right?

[@bigwaynebigwayne1084]

The intensity of this man's voice is the greatest! Oh and the music is intense as well

[@Jonnybravo589]

Yes, I am always wanting you longer content. Great stuff as usual

[@simonegeezer6238]

River lea. My old town of Tottenham, the river fringes. Back then a dangerous river, wide with swamp lands. The Vikings often travelled this river

[@Oscuros]

You mean the borough? Each borough now is just your council tax, but historically each had a fortification in it, the burgh. You should be as proud of yours as I am of mine, meaning that I'd travel up to the Lea to go coarse-fishing, which the area is well known for now.

[@simonegeezer6238]

@@Oscuros Tottenham is a town. The borough is Haringey and yeah I'm proud of my ancestry

[@juliandobbin7329]

In response to the claim that Alfred was not the first ,'True' king of England, I ask that you consider these facts. In May 878, at the battle of Edington, Alfred defeated the Viking army of Guthram (or Guthrum). When he reached Egberts Stone, the 'theigns' (Saxon noblemen) recognised him as 'King' this position was further cemented by the signing of two treaties - The Treaty of Wedmore, and The Treaty of Alfred and Guthnam, in which boundaries were defined and Danish possessions in Mercia were handed over to Alfred. Guthram for his part recognised the 'Kingship' of Alfred. Therefore to call Alfred the first ',True' king of England is to recognize his accomplishments (a tiny speck of which have been outlined here) and to bestow a title which history shows he deserved. However, if you are looking for a candidate for king of all of England following Alfred's death in 898? Then that would be Athelstan. Alfred's grandson and not his son!!!!

[@user-xd5pr4qd4z]

He was hailed as the king of the angles and saxons, as it says on contemporary coins, but there wasn't yet a united England to be king of. He was overlord or bretwalda but it was Æthalstan who was the first king of a united England, even a united Britain.

[@starkilr101]

Alfred was the man and the only British King to given the title of Great

[@paulwhitney8058]

Wrong,he was never king of Britain.

[@Thor-Orion]

@@paulwhitney8058but he was a king IN Britain.

[@user-xd5pr4qd4z]

English king

[@georgiakairiodoherty8126]

That was amazing, thank you! And you have a lovely voice, I could listen to you all day lol

[@metalmayhem4365]

Great job on this documentary I like the photos The animation the story telling This is well put together

[@graceamerican3558]

Thank you. I enjoy listening to your narration of this time period.

[@davidkeys8720]

Just found your channel I'm liking everything so far :)

[@mrgallagher7072]

I'm becoming addicted to these

[@geji8242]

New sub and binge watching your content! Keep up the great work.

[@robertdipaula1623]

Love it...THANK YOU

[@mikecord231]

Great content...got into the series The last kingdom on Netflix, wanted to re up on history, your content gave the knowledge, thanks brother!

[@bryanestes8558]

Great job on the accuracy of this insightful and entertaining facts about one of the great kings of early Brittain

[@andrewrobertson3894]

Man, your narration is really top notch. Great work.

[@valkyriemedic]

Great narration, music is understated and beautiful. All around great audio. Very listenable.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you kindly!

[@Tyler-pk8os]

The pacing on this is incredible, some of the other videos I’ve watched I get a bit lost or pulled in a bunch of directions. Subbed!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@veritas2306]

This was superb. Thank you kindly.

[@shampar10]

Love the animation and the fact that you are adding more topics of Vikings! Intriguing

[@dupplinmuir113]

The character of Faramir in Lord of the Rings is clearly inspired by Alfred the Great.

[@pfranks75]

Great narration and illustrations enhances the storytelling.

[@evolveausevolveaus]

Awesome presentation / animation dude 👍

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

Thank you for the video… and history lesson. Insightful and well done.

[@frasermitchell1517]

Loved this video. Very high quality and great research and story telling elements. Keep up the great work

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you! Will do!

[@kathleenwest5969]

Wow ! Thankyou So Much ! Helps My Entire Family Understand Our English Heritage.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks so much! You can support the videos here: www.patreon.com/RealCrusadesHistory

[@jackiegamble5108]

See why it so important that we teach our children truth about our country and be proud and make no mistake that English men will stick together where ever we are at and let anyone that comes to our country that they respect our ways and learn about England.and don't think they will change our ways and bring their bad ways to this great and pleasant land if you can't see or feel this love of our country then leave and fix your own country

[@rorywoods2144]

Love these videos, So much detail

[@michaeldenny6851]

An excellent supplement to the British History Podcast. I enjoyed the show immensely.

[@andrewj497]

Good stuff man - high quality 👌

[@-RONNIE]

Good video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 keep up the great work

[@johnbennett8087]

That was one of the best documentaries I've ever seen

[@Redfield70]

EXCELLENT content. Thanks for this! Have you ever thought about changing your channel name to 'Real Medieval History'? Seems like you're starting to branch out from the Crusades.

[@gt4viking789]

Please would someone be able to tell me what wonderful guitar music is used in the background at times? 🙏 Great program, thank you! ATB Peter

[@chriscodrington5464]

Thank you for a richly informative narrative ,

[@chestertnted]

Lots more detail I never knew.

[@causticmedia3621]

Well done! I enjoyed the video very much.

[@E.C.2]

Thank you for all of your valuable work.

[@richardsaenziii7324]

Amazing work!

[@johncleeson6582]

Love the channel are you on rumble or planning to.

[@BerserkerGang2019]

Really cool animation. I'm a really big fan of the Viking age. Great video.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@mardocheotuc7436]

@@RealCrusadesHistory un bel video complimenti pochi sono illustrati Curati come il tuo posso fare una domanda Cosa successe dopo la morte di Alfredo il grande?

[@dianahowell4011]

I enjoyed this masterpiece. Thank you.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dogslivesmatterdanielstanc214]

ITS ACTUALLY VERRY HARD TO SEE MY ANSESTERS FIGHT EACH OTHER LIKE THIS WANTING TO SEE BOTH SIDES PREVAIL IT HURTS A BIT

[@rubypits2541]

I love this channel now. New subscriber here.

[@sheldonthewise624]

Great Video! Also is that video game with the battle animations?

[@CarlXVIGustafBernadotte420]

Yes its either a total war game or mount and blade 2

[@madsdahlc]

The 880’es were indeed great activities . Not only in reforming his military, with knowlege . Dont forget that Alfred also showed the military muscle of wessex . In 886 Alfred attacked and drove the vikings out of London … So from 886 the city was part of his kingdom …

[@shortcake1967]

I AM OBSESSED!!

[@Grandmastergav86]

Worth a like for the use of the best Total War footage alone.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks!

[@robbyjoseph2279]

Great video!

[@sheepdog1102]

Great job!

[@CoffeeLover-mz7bk]

I love this channel!

[@kimberlybates6261]

Thank you. Great video.

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you too!

[@joshuatraffanstedt2695]

I wish I lived back then. Medieval England and Scandinavia are the two most interesting points in history in my opinion. Only the American West comes close for me. I want to go to England with a metal detector and just do that all day every day. That would be awesome.

[@guledfaisalali9388]

I would love to lived when prophet Mohammed (peace upon him ) lived or Pharaoh times when Moses (peace upon him ) lived .

[@mardocheotuc7436]

@@guledfaisalali9388 Posso farti domanda le immagini animate sono di Thrones of Britannia?

[@m.taylor7025]

Agreed, with the addition of classical Greece and Rome... so much added to our current state of humanity in those periods.

[@sheilahorn8913]

Thanks! I have sessions of binge watching RCH!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad you like them! Thank you!

[@Cheirador123]

This video inspired me to go read the "Ballad of the White Horse", by G.K. Chesterton

[@andrewwhelan7311]

Assar, Alfred's, 'biographer ', was a learned native Welsh scholar who taught Alfred's inner circle to read and write and gave them culture that had previously been lacking. Alfred was never known as the, 'great ', until this was bestowed on him in recent times.

[@larrysfarris]

Traveling to Rome at four and six years old - and yet such a great impact on his life.... amazing. 🧐

[@Enzo87325]

I’m addicted to all these vids at least I’m learning something 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

That's a healthy addiction! :)

[@richardtaylor8106]

Rhis is good. Clearly , an inspiration for Arthur. And The Vikings tale, later made into. Kurk Douglas film

[@zoso1up]

Great video brother

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Much appreciated

[@johnnotrealname8168]

I need to get that Patreon thing because I have just thought of the perfect actor for that TV Show. William Moseley of The Royals and Narnia fame. I reckon a brilliant actor and the right age and has the history of you know Medieval stuff. He is going to be in a film about Zizka soon. Brilliant General. So yeah consider him.

[@cowboycowboy9592]

Amazing videos... real history...

[@therealfronzilla]

uhtred of bebbanburg, saved the day...fact 😆

[@seanmccann1961]

“I saw it on tv, so it’s absolutely what happened.” I absolutely love that character, show and I’m now reading the books and it is so good.

[@michaelk4740]

Dane Slayer

[@99jean88]

I'm obsessed lately with King Alfred's exploits. What do you think about the biography made by Jacob Abbot on the subject?

[@julvadas]

Great video! Btw does anyone know what mod for medieval 2 tw he is using?

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks very much! I'll find out. OtherRealm Productions created the video game clips.

[@danielthomas495]

great video!

[@RobinLynnGriffith]

very well done! thank you!!

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you too!

[@dannycrotch5188]

This is a fascinating documentary I understand a lot more of our history, the origin of my Surname is described as unusual online but is indeed Anglo Saxon. Many Thanks.

[@showbizvet]

very nicely done, learned a lot

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Glad to hear that!

[@vikingrogaland2844]

Those Vkings were so bad! They were coming from my area in Norway, but I think we should be glad those days are long gone

[@Dom-ny7vh]

Are you kidding me this was epic

[@qarmatianwarhorse6028]

The Vikings did absolutely fine in Britain. I would lay wreaths at the graves of every Norseman who invaded England, if I could.

[@W..949]

@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 we get it, you hate england 😂😂

[@qarmatianwarhorse6028]

@@W..949 Aye! And it's sons america and australia too.

[@W..949]

@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 lol, where are you from?

[@wedonotforgivewedonotforge3031]

19:10 ....I am from Somerset I can say that edington is deffo in Somerset it's near catcott an the hills the that vikings were on were the poldens,edington is not in Wiltshire ....thought I would say

[@user-xd5pr4qd4z]

Ah, Lancashire Yorkshire what's the difference? Well...

[@MyBanyo]

amazing , I love it

[@Anaris10]

Excellent!.

[@gryph01]

Just found your channel. Great work! Have you done a documentary on the Normans? The Norman's not only captured England, they also held significant lands in Italy

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thank you! And yes, right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-tnWSFfd5oetE

[@cecileroy557]

And Malta!! Count Roger "The Norman" also ruled over Malta. 😉

[@gryph01]

@@cecileroy557 Yes. I forgot about Roger!

[@user-xd5pr4qd4z]

Yeah the Normans Bretons Italians Germans and every one else the 'pope' gave a free passage to heaven to on their crusade of England? William is lucky the winds didn't change a month earlier or he would have died on a beach in southern England. Plus, the pope does not decide who our king is. Since 1066 we have been under a usurper monarchy. Facts are facts.

[@MurderMassacre]

Newly subbed! I enjoyed this upload. Hello from Canada 🇨🇦

[@RealCrusadesHistory]

Thanks for the sub!

[@duanemiller5606]

So many of the names and places from Bernard Cornwell‘s fictional history of the Saxon Chronicles. Of course Mr. Cornwell did acknowledge that his protagonist Uhtrid was fictional and though he did play a little loose with some of the history, such as Ethelred and his constant jabbing, he did acknowledge Ethelred to be a strong leader and great warrior.

[@drakonidesthevigilant5155]

I'm a fan of Cornwell's books especially his Saxon Chronicles.

[@duanemiller5606]

@@drakonidesthevigilant5155 I’ve never read any of the sharps series and I wasn’t fond of his warlord the Arthur story but I definitely liked The grail quest series that is listed as three books but it has a fourth, 1356 and the last Kingdom or Saxon Chronicles whatever you call it by. I am also currently rereading Agincourt. He also has one called the fort which tells the story of America’s worst naval loss until Pearl Harbor. It’s set during the revolutionary war.

[@Jobbazz]

Duane Miller I love Cornwall’s books!

[@shelleyphilcox4743]

In the UK on Netflix and BBC2 theres a series called The Last Kingdom inspired by Cornwells book. Cant vouch for historical accuracy, or how close ot is to the books, but it is a very entertaining series.

[@duanemiller5606]

@@shelleyphilcox4743 read the books there’s so much better. And though all the major battles from the different books are real and the names and locations of places and people are accurate but when you start throwing in an imaginary person and tell us that it was the imaginary person that was the sole reason king Alfred was successful you got to change some history.

[@willhooke]

Excellent video 💯 Thank you for this great information about the great Alfred 👑 I think it's fair to say he saved Saxon England from being usurped by the Danish plunderers