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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons. Episode 1, Alfred of Wessex /

King Alfred the Great fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset - burning the cakes on the way- before his decisive victory at Edington. Creating towns, trade and coinage, reviving learning and literacy, Alfred then laid the foundations of a single kingdom of 'all the English&...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Wood, Michael, 1948- (Screenwriter), Dobbs, Rebecca (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation, 2013.
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Alfred, > King of England, > 849-899.
Alfred, > King of England, > 849-899
Kings and rulers.
Great Britain.
Great Britain > Kings and rulers > Biography.
Rois et souverains.
Kings and rulers
Great Britain
Documentaries and Factual Films
documentary film.
Biographies
Documentary films
Educational films
Documentary films.
Educational films.
Documentaires.
Films éducatifs.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:King Alfred the Great fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset - burning the cakes on the way- before his decisive victory at Edington. Creating towns, trade and coinage, reviving learning and literacy, Alfred then laid the foundations of a single kingdom of 'all the English'. Filmed on location from Reading to Rome, using original texts read in Old English, and interviews with leading scholars, Michael Wood describes a man who was 'not just the greatest Briton, but one of the greatest rulers of any time or place'.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 11, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (60 min.)
Playing Time:00:59:34