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- Season 1 Exploring How England Came to Be
- Season 1 The Rise and Fall of Roman Britain
- Season 1 The Germanic Migrations to Britain
- Season 1 The Britons Resist: The Legend of King Arthur
- Season 1 Everyday Life in 6th-Century Britain
- Season 1 The Birth of the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
- Season 1 The Papal Mission to Britain
- Season 1 Sutton Hoo and the Early Anglo-Saxons
- Season 1 Irish Missionaries and Christianization
- Season 1 Kings of the North: Northumbria’s Ascent
- Season 1 Northumbria’s Century of Renaissance
- Season 1 Rise of the Midlands: Mercia’s Hegemony
- Season 1 Anglo-Saxon Law and Warfare
- Season 1 Fury of the Northmen: The Vikings Arrive
- Season 1 Alfred the Great: Defender of England
- Season 1 Alfred the Great: Builder of Institutions
- Season 1 Beowulf and Anglo-Saxon Literature
- Season 1 Together at Last: Wessex Unites England
- Season 1 Monastic Reform: A Tale of Three Saints
- Season 1 The Golden Age of Anglo-Saxon Art
- Season 1 Unfinished Business: The Vikings Return
- Season 1 Cnut the Great and the Danish Conquest
- Season 1 1066 and the Norman Conquest
- Season 1 Aftermath: From Anglo-Saxon to English
England: From the Fall of Rome to the Norman Conquest - Season 1 Episode 15 Alfred the Great: Defender of England
0.00 32 minutes In this lecture, Professor Paxton discusses arguably the most important ruler in the history of Anglo-Saxon England. In addition to saving the island from being overrun by Vikings, Alfred the Great kicked off an intellectual and religious renaissance. Here, you will focus on Alfred as a military leader and defender of England.
