The Bayeux Tapestry, a 70-meter- (229-foot)- long medieval artwork that depicts the Norman conquest of England, will be ...

In a startling development, archaeologists say these mysterious skeletons are the father and son of this legendary ruler.

Before Alfred the Great, there was Æthelwulf—the Noble Wolf who held Wessex together with sword and strategy. His reign was ...

In the stormy 890s, King Alfred the Great faces his final and most intense Viking threat. After years of uneasy peace, ...

A blue plaque was unveiled at Chippenham Museum to honour King Alfred. The museum is believed to have been the site of Alfred's 'royal ville' or hunting lodge. The plaque commemorates his victory for ...

The coins were minted during the reign of Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, who battled Viking invaders during the 9th century. Alfred is renowned as the ruler who helped unify England, but some coins ...

On 22 March 871, West Saxon forces met the incoming Viking invasion, and a brutal battle took place. Much of this conflict is lost to history, including the location of the battle, as reports vary ...

Of the multiple English kingdoms, only one, Wessex (based in south-west England), led by Alfred the Great, stopped a great Viking army in its tracks through warfare in the 870s.

From the time of Alfred’s accession to the crown of Wessex in 871 AD, he was obliged to fight against the Vikings who were intent on taking control of the last Anglo-Saxon kingdom which resisted ...