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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Michael Wood argues that the most important British kings lived over a thousand years ago.
King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons Episodes
Aethelstan: The First King Of England
Michael Wood tells the tale of King Alfred's grandson Aethelstan, showing how he fulfilled the family plan to create a kingdom of all England.
03-03-2020
BBC 4
The Lady Of The Mercians
Michael Wood uncovers the story of Alfred's daughter Aethelflaed, who led armies, campaigned against the Vikings and was a brilliant diplomat.
25-02-2020
BBC 4
Alfred Of Wessex
Michael Wood tells the story of King Alfred the Great and his children and grandson. Alfred fights a desperate guerrilla war in the marshes of Somerset.
18-02-2020
BBC 4