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King Alfred: The Fall of a Kingdom
King Alfred ascended to the throne of Wessex on 23 April 871 (1,153 years ago at the date of publishing this article). Within this first year, the Great…
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King Alfred: The Unlikely Monarch
King Alfred was the youngest of six. He had four brothers and a sister. In any royal family, the chance for the sixth child to become the monarch was…
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March 2024
King Alfred: Noah’s Fourth Son
King Alfred came from Anglo-Saxon stock. They were made up of many different tribes, all who hailed from Central and Eastern Europe. This group was more…
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King Alfred: His Father, Aethelwulf
Aethelwulf was likely born in the early AD 800s. His father, King Ecgberht, established the independence of the kingdom from the House of Mercia (the…
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February 2024
King Alfred: Bishop Asser
One source we have about King Alfred comes from the writings of Bishop Asser. His famous piece of work, The Life of King Alfred, charts the history of…
Feb 25
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King Alfred: His Mother
King Alfred was born in AD 849 to King Æthelwulf and his wife, Osburh. He was the youngest of 4 siblings, 3 brothers and a sister. Osburh was the…
Feb 11
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January 2024
New Series: King Alfred the Great
One of the key people in Anglo-Saxon history is King Alfred the Great. This will be the start of a new series looking at his story. I will lay out the…
Jan 23
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St Oswald
The kings of the Anglo-Saxons read like the royals we find in the Old Testament. We can be amazed by their successes and failures, but quickly get lost…
Jan 9
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December 2023
250 Subscribers Celebration
Thank you to all my subscribers to the newsletter, Tales of Old England Christendom. We’ve reached the 250 subscriber milestone. I have enjoyed reading…
Dec 31, 2023
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Anglo-Saxon Christmas
Firstly, there is no evidence which connects any pagan festival around 25th December and establishment of Christmas in the Roman Empire. This may be a…
Dec 21, 2023
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St Alban
Alban was a Roman-Briton martyr. He died in 304 AD, long before the Anglo-Saxons inhabited England. So why would they adopt him as a saint? In the…
Dec 4, 2023
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November 2023
Anglo-Saxon Journey Prayer
Before going on a journey, an Anglo-Saxon Christian may have prayed this prayer. The Rod mentioned at the beginning of the prayer was actually the…
Nov 15, 2023
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