Alfred the Great - Saviour of the Saxons Documentary

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  • @PeopleProfiles
    @PeopleProfiles2 жыл бұрын

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  • @richardrogers156

    @richardrogers156

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've learned alot watching The shepherds chapel,E.Raymond Camp on Lost tribes of Israel found, kentucky stones.Ive seen some things in sky last couple years noone would believe me.Learned I have Anglo saxan in my family couple years ago.Found out by googling my grandfather and his father.Glad I've studied God's word in King James Bible with a Strongs concordance bible dictionary in Greek and Hebrew.💪😇🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

  • @debbieperry6438

    @debbieperry6438

    Жыл бұрын

    Richard Rogers, that's awesome, I to have learned a lot from Shepherds Chapel, since 95, keep up the awesome work I'll try and do the same, though I get the feeling ur way ahead of me, GOD be with you

  • @debbieperry6438

    @debbieperry6438

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh one thing, my name is Troy Yarnell, this thing comes up under my girl friends name, dunno why yet

  • @Cythan

    @Cythan

    11 ай бұрын

    Charlamagne was NOT the first holy roman emporer that was OTTO the great

  • @dinerouk
    @dinerouk2 жыл бұрын

    When Churchill was alive, someone suggested that he become known as the greatest Briton, to which he replied: 'Alfred was the greatest'!

  • @corneliuscapitalinus845

    @corneliuscapitalinus845

    2 жыл бұрын

    That Toad doesn't deserve to be spoken of alongside Alfred.

  • @1080pAdrenalinGaming

    @1080pAdrenalinGaming

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@MalleusIudaeorum Insanely based. England lives, and marches on!

  • @flaviusbelisarius7517

    @flaviusbelisarius7517

    2 жыл бұрын

    @Gigachad Longshanks Malleus Scotorum et Iudaeorum his era spanned the 1880s to the 1960s. There are far better examples of all kinds of leadership in that era. After all it spans our military and cultural height, our greatest challenges and our eventual stagnation and decline

  • @alunrees313

    @alunrees313

    2 жыл бұрын

    Alfred was not British

  • @karlosthejackel69

    @karlosthejackel69

    Жыл бұрын

    Churchill wasn’t close to great

  • @123abcdef3
    @123abcdef32 жыл бұрын

    Makes me enjoy the Last Kingdom series even more.

  • @henriquemacedo5459

    @henriquemacedo5459

    2 жыл бұрын

    This series is one of Netflix’s best shows

  • @roberts1572

    @roberts1572

    2 жыл бұрын

    Going to check it out now, thanks!

  • @123abcdef3

    @123abcdef3

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@roberts1572 it's great. It's grittier, more historical and on a smaller scale than GoT which is why I enjoy it. I can't wait for the new season. Hopefully it comes out soon.

  • @paulthompkins4150

    @paulthompkins4150

    2 жыл бұрын

    Definitely a BRILLIANT series

  • @123abcdef3

    @123abcdef3

    2 жыл бұрын

    What do you think of Aethelflaed's development in season 4? She seems a bit colder and more calculating.

  • @vinjed
    @vinjed2 жыл бұрын

    Yikes. That’s a rough ending. Sad to see people forgetting their ancient hero kings who had such a huge role in shaping their national identity and history. Glad to see you immortalizing and sharing the greatness of King Alfred.

  • @jacquelinedeigan776

    @jacquelinedeigan776

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not forgotten

  • @danielgoodwin543

    @danielgoodwin543

    2 жыл бұрын

    God BLESS the house of wessex

  • @sebe2255

    @sebe2255

    Жыл бұрын

    More so downplayed in favor of post Norman kings. But there are many references and historical sights related to Alfred and the house of Wessex in England.

  • @eardwulf785

    @eardwulf785

    Жыл бұрын

    Alfred is in every true Englishman's heart.

  • @ndie8075

    @ndie8075

    Жыл бұрын

    @@eardwulf785 greetings from the old home of the westsaxons.....Westfalia in northwest Germany.....we are one tribe.....and one family ....english and north west germans...

  • @jackyoung7097
    @jackyoung7097 Жыл бұрын

    I was born in Winchester and often admire the great statue that sits in the heart of Winchester of Alfred the Great. My mother attended King Alfred’s teaching college. I’d love if there was more history like this documentary on the city itself and it’s development

  • @ndie8075

    @ndie8075

    Жыл бұрын

    I am german from saxon ancestry westfalia.....I've been in Shaftesbury in the Abbey remains there is a monument of our Saxon King Alfred....may England preserve....what is called the old England....against all woke dictatorship

  • @seanstoica6301

    @seanstoica6301

    5 ай бұрын

    I'm an American with heavy roots in England. Please reclaim your country. Were trying over here

  • @siblingschannelyah9909

    @siblingschannelyah9909

    2 ай бұрын

    they changed the colleague

  • @NMiller80666

    @NMiller80666

    Ай бұрын

    I find British history so impressive and I am obsessed with British history and literature. I am from the English speaking Caribbean and part of our school curriculum includes British history.

  • @ledfloyd9035
    @ledfloyd9035 Жыл бұрын

    I'm American myself but I can't get enough of English history. Seriously almost every aspect it's just so addicting. Alfred the great is hands down my favorite English King, what he did not only for the nobility, but for all of England and their future is inspiring. If ever there were a king truly picked by God, It would have been Alfred the Great.

  • @motherflange

    @motherflange

    Жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Great is my favourite king too - along with King Harold Godwinson (the last Anglo-Saxon English king, born 1022 - 1066). Sadly, we only have a small number of commemorative monuments of Alfred the Great scattered about England. And as well sculpted as they may be, they should be displayed in a more prominent environment such as Parliament Square. However, I am delighted to learn there is a university in the USA (established in New York, 1836) named in honour of Alfred the Great, including a statue and base which reads: King of the Saxons.

  • @mikeycraig8970

    @mikeycraig8970

    Жыл бұрын

    well your surname is Welsh, so your ancestors would have had frequent contact with the English 😁

  • @gabsie7224

    @gabsie7224

    Жыл бұрын

    It's what happens with countries which have a history longer than 250 years 😁 it gets interesting.

  • @Saxondog

    @Saxondog

    Жыл бұрын

    @@gabsie7224 lol!

  • @Dannysince1985

    @Dannysince1985

    Жыл бұрын

    I love my countries history, but all I can think is thank god I wasn't alive in them times, imagine just standing in a field then one minute 1000+ rampaging lunatic Viking invaders are running at you with swords and axes........

  • @GeoffsSousChef
    @GeoffsSousChef2 жыл бұрын

    whyyyy is the history of england so ENDLESSLY fascinating??? i don't think i'll EVER grow tired of these tales 🙂

  • @matthew-dq8vk

    @matthew-dq8vk

    Жыл бұрын

    You're not even of British descent

  • @GeoffsSousChef

    @GeoffsSousChef

    Жыл бұрын

    @@matthew-dq8vklol, actually i am. but still, how is a person's heritage relevant to their enjoyment of English history?

  • @KingAuthorTheSeeQuill

    @KingAuthorTheSeeQuill

    Жыл бұрын

    Great Writers playing King Author

  • @zwhsantwnopoylos5972

    @zwhsantwnopoylos5972

    Жыл бұрын

    ​@@matthew-dq8vk I'm Greek and i love reading about Welsh Irish and English history so?

  • @RLeezyDeezy

    @RLeezyDeezy

    8 ай бұрын

    ​@@zwhsantwnopoylos5972yeah I have no idea why that guy even said that??? I'm assuming it's a male because women don't troll anyone like that if it was trolling.. but even so, what is the reasoning behind that remark and why would it matter where he is from to learn anything about any history? Lol thats just like saying "oh you like pizza? You're not even a pizza, so why would you eat pizza", the whole 'you are what you eat' metaphor literally lol.. makes no sense

  • @mummabear448
    @mummabear448 Жыл бұрын

    He is my daughters 33 gr grandfather through the bayntun line on her fathers side. It such amazing history, was amazing to learn about him.

  • @pippaknuckle

    @pippaknuckle

    11 ай бұрын

    You should take back the crown that rightly belongs to your family.

  • @captainloaf4767

    @captainloaf4767

    10 ай бұрын

    33 generations lol we are all probably related to him that far back

  • @pushingprofound2064
    @pushingprofound20647 ай бұрын

    I've been on a medieval England deep dive ever since I listened to the 'Alfred the great' episode on Hacks From the Past podcast. I could not believe that I had not heard this story before. What an amazing story! I seriously can't get enough.

  • @robynmoody8019
    @robynmoody80192 жыл бұрын

    A man to look up to,we need leaders like him today.

  • @Roman-oh7xc

    @Roman-oh7xc

    2 жыл бұрын

    London wouldn’t look like the Middle East if he was still Alive that’s for sure

  • @eduardocruzlopez560

    @eduardocruzlopez560

    2 жыл бұрын

    Vivat Rex Alfredum

  • @corneliuscapitalinus845

    @corneliuscapitalinus845

    2 жыл бұрын

    @silverreich That's even worse.

  • @LukeSmithXD

    @LukeSmithXD

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@Roman-oh7xc racist

  • @Wasserkaktus

    @Wasserkaktus

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@thesilverreich3947 No it's not: London is about less than half native British (English, Welsh, Scottish, Irish and the like), and the second largest group are non-British Europeans. Blacks are a sizeable portion as are South Asians, but they are only majorities in certain boroughs.

  • @kathrynjordan8782
    @kathrynjordan87822 жыл бұрын

    a beautiful documentary on Alfred. I hope that there will be documentaries done on his descendants. I enjoy any history; but, early British history is a favorite.

  • @Bobby__B

    @Bobby__B

    Жыл бұрын

    Early British history also inspired the works of Tolkien, which shows how indeed fascinating it really was

  • @mre4818
    @mre48182 жыл бұрын

    No one does the English Monarchy better than the People Profiles.

  • @jamesnoonan7450
    @jamesnoonan7450 Жыл бұрын

    He layed the foundation for what we now call England, without alfred it highly likely we would all speak Danish or Norwegian.

  • @eatabeach6220
    @eatabeach62202 жыл бұрын

    Alfred is a continuing inspiration. We were lucky to have him.

  • @kathleenmuchka2559
    @kathleenmuchka25592 жыл бұрын

    Unbelievable what was done to his remains. Thank you for a very knowledgeable documentary on England's first modern king.

  • @jessicahernanadez9565
    @jessicahernanadez95652 жыл бұрын

    Alfred The Great was my favorite England king. In my opinion there wouldn't be a England to this day without Alfred Rex. Much respect for Alfred from me. What a great man he was. Hands down awesome guy all around. RIP Alfred The Great. Gone but will never be forgotten in history!!!

  • @pedanticradiator1491

    @pedanticradiator1491

    Жыл бұрын

    ​ @Runaway Puppet I was baptised in a church dedicated to Saint and King Oswald

  • @imperatorglaber1752
    @imperatorglaber17522 жыл бұрын

    The true definition of a leader. Leading his men in combat, and defending his people. We need men like him now

  • @lizziesplaylists8500
    @lizziesplaylists850011 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this. I live in Wantage and I frequently walk past the statue of King Alfred in the middle of our market place. I was inspired to learn about him, not really knowing much about him, and I found this documentary very interesting and helpful indeed. Now each time I walk past the statue of him I will really appreciate him and his legacy.

  • @SweetChicagoGator
    @SweetChicagoGator Жыл бұрын

    Astonishing Alfred and wonderful Anglo-Saxon history. We Europeans are mixed with so many tribes over the centuries to become the unique Western hemisphere we are today. 🤠

  • @warmweeniesdoxiesweaters2884
    @warmweeniesdoxiesweaters28842 жыл бұрын

    Years ago I was privileged to participate in an archeological dig in Winchester looking for Alfred's burial site. Didn't find him... but did handle some monk's bones and plenty of melted stain glass... Cromwell was there before us I'd guess. It was a glorious segment of my life. Love Winchester... they bake good bread. :)

  • @giacomogiacomo1194
    @giacomogiacomo11942 жыл бұрын

    Uhtred of Babbenburg saved this guy many times.😄

  • @manchestertart5614

    @manchestertart5614

    Жыл бұрын

    Uhtred brought you here ,so that’s good

  • @JollyPirateAhoy
    @JollyPirateAhoy2 жыл бұрын

    This was fantastic. I'm dead set though on Brian Boru. I feel you guys can really bring his story to life. The scripts are great and fantastic job in research.

  • @AndyMcSherry1

    @AndyMcSherry1

    2 жыл бұрын

    Boru would be very interesting indeed.

  • @JollyPirateAhoy

    @JollyPirateAhoy

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@AndyMcSherry1 I'd even pay them for it honestly. Irish history docs seem to only focus on 1900s. Rest are old and outdated information

  • @AndyMcSherry1

    @AndyMcSherry1

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@JollyPirateAhoy There is a good one on Robert the Bruce's brother becoming high-king of Ireland but you are right, much of the material is in the modern day.

  • @yorkshirelad.2593
    @yorkshirelad.259310 ай бұрын

    We have a great history and heritage that we should be proud of. 👏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿❤️

  • @stephenb2817

    @stephenb2817

    10 ай бұрын

    Definitely one of the most incredible kings to have ever lived.

  • @Kingmasculinity21

    @Kingmasculinity21

    14 күн бұрын

    😂😂 ut heritage is no one british trash

  • @krupnikovic
    @krupnikovic10 ай бұрын

    Good work. Thanks. Greetings to the englisch friends from lower saxony (old saxon) germany.

  • @christopherbalchin9065
    @christopherbalchin9065 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this. Yes, I think Alfred is deserving of the title "Great," for reasons you give in the video. Your assessment goes along with that of the historian John Richard Green.

  • @marcfrancisteodoro7720
    @marcfrancisteodoro77202 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this documentary, Alfred is one of my favorite King of England :)

  • @michaelroden3696
    @michaelroden36962 жыл бұрын

    While Alfred was a very good King maybe great but his grandson Athelstan should also bear this epitaph. He is the culmination of Alfred's dream and forged an England

  • @8a41jt

    @8a41jt

    2 жыл бұрын

    Fully agree!!

  • @kateluxor2986
    @kateluxor29862 жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Great. I didn't know much about him but you guys gave me a lot of information! Thank you for that! He really was a very intelligent, learned, clever and complicated man. Hmm. From all that he did accomplish, I'd say he earned the moniker Alfred the Great! Such a shame about what happened to the remains of him and his family. No remains should be treated like that! Disgraceful!!!

  • @cuebj

    @cuebj

    2 жыл бұрын

    I've replied to another comment by suggesting that Psalm 72 in Jewish Torah and Christian Old Testament pretty much describes Alfred. He seems to have combined the best of David and Solomon without having their massive flaws, a sort of ideal Christian king

  • @jacquelinedeigan776

    @jacquelinedeigan776

    2 жыл бұрын

    A Great King

  • @octoberfire13

    @octoberfire13

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes. I am really enjoying seeing him portrayed so well in the series on netflix "The Last Kingdom" ... I highly recommend it to all

  • @kingstonnine2393

    @kingstonnine2393

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@octoberfire13 Thank you. I thought I was out of good stuff to watch on Netflix

  • @octoberfire13

    @octoberfire13

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kingstonnine2393 it is SOOOO GOOD!!! Enjoy!!

  • @aarondemiri486
    @aarondemiri4862 жыл бұрын

    thank you very much it's made me interested in learning more of anglo Saxon England

  • @alexandrepereira3902
    @alexandrepereira3902 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely, the Great.

  • @vicmorrison8128
    @vicmorrison81282 жыл бұрын

    Second time I've watched this already! I will probably watch this many more times. It is a extremely interesting time and subject for me This one is very well done.

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Awesome, thank you!

  • @Saxondog
    @Saxondog Жыл бұрын

    I worked out of Winchester 20 odd years back. I worked on the railway network along the south coast. Loved the statue of Alfred in the city. A definite affinity to my ancient grass roots.

  • @hefipaleburp9543
    @hefipaleburp9543 Жыл бұрын

    Alfred THE GREAT.

  • @sheilahorn8913
    @sheilahorn8913 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks! Your channel has opened up a whole new world of history to me!

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    11 ай бұрын

    Glad to hear it!

  • @scipioafricanus2195
    @scipioafricanus21957 ай бұрын

    My patron saint. Saint Alfred the Great pray for us!

  • @malonedickridesagain3998
    @malonedickridesagain3998 Жыл бұрын

    the last kingdom brought me here... one of the best shows ever.

  • @Fitness4London
    @Fitness4London Жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Great is surely a contender for the title of greatest English monarch in history.

  • @GetterRay

    @GetterRay

    11 ай бұрын

    He's better than all the ones after him because he's actually English and not French or German.

  • @teeteringonthebrink.305
    @teeteringonthebrink.3052 жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Great? Yes, most definitely. One of the earliest abiding memories of my Primary School years is of learning about Alfred and the invading Vikings. I agree that the 'allowing the cakes to burn' bit we were taught isn't true but hey, doesn't it make a great story line for the children and maybe livened up History a tad for us. "Alfred? Great he may have been but he didn't know how to bake cakes." As someone who quietly celebrates Saint George's day each year, I've often wondered why King Alfred, the 'saviour of the Anglo-Saxons' and therefore securing the future of the English as a race, did not become our Patron Saint. He is, after all a true historical figure - unlike Saint George, whose origin appears to be quite varied and who may not have even existed. A case of take your pick really. Each year I hear or read something new about Saint George and who he might have been. I think we can say for certain what he wasn't...and that's English! I suppose Saint George is too embedded in the English psyche for things to change now.

  • @williamsmith6706

    @williamsmith6706

    2 жыл бұрын

    We do know the base story of saint george and that was he was greek and syrian raised by christian parents and would join the roman legions at 18 before becoming a member of the praetorian guard and then being tortured and killed by emperor diocletian for refusing to make sacrifices to the roman gods

  • @emmanuelhernandez396

    @emmanuelhernandez396

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m not too sure exactly but arent people made saints specifically for martyrdom

  • @dominicguye8058

    @dominicguye8058

    Жыл бұрын

    @@emmanuelhernandez396 sometimes

  • @brittanysparks1906
    @brittanysparks19062 жыл бұрын

    I have been searching videos of him for 2 days! Only found 1 or 2 that were more than 30 minutes long. Just got on and this popped up!😁🙌🏼

  • @davidcarr3552
    @davidcarr35522 жыл бұрын

    The greatest man who has ever lived makes me so proud to be a saxon

  • @jonsmith20766

    @jonsmith20766

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hail the Saxons.

  • @thomassugg5621
    @thomassugg56212 жыл бұрын

    Really enjoying the video so far, iv always had a great interest in this part of English history. Hello from the once Kingdom of Essex.

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    We're based in the Kingdom of Essex!

  • @OpenHouseToday-bu6ng
    @OpenHouseToday-bu6ng2 жыл бұрын

    Alfred was a good King. Thank you for the insight.

  • @marrrtin
    @marrrtin2 жыл бұрын

    Great to me, more for his cultural than military achievements. Two not mentioned here are his invention of the candle clock and his translation of Orosius, a historical-geographical work of late antiquity to which he added his own texts from mercenary Vikings who had explored Northern seas.

  • @jacquelinedeigan776
    @jacquelinedeigan7762 жыл бұрын

    Yes he does deserve his Title of Great. A Heroic King..one who should not be forgotten.. People of today need their Warrior Kings today more than ever.

  • @cuebj

    @cuebj

    2 жыл бұрын

    He would disagree. His primary goal was a just and literate and coherent society of the sort envisaged by Psalm 72, in the Jewish Torah and Christian Old Testament, which begins with the line "Give or impart to the king, your justice... that he may judge your people with righteousness... to defend the cause of the needy and the poor and to break the oppressor of the poor". The goal is shalom - it means much more than peace as the absence of conflict - more like prosperity as the result of wide ranging justice and honesty dealing. I'm finding those texts and other ancient near east documents and history, eg the late bronze collapse, fascinating. Alfred would have believed in the Bible texts as coming from God and did his own translation work from Latin versions into English. The warrior aspect was an undesirable but necessary means to that end by eliminating threats to it - rather like David in said ancient literature. Beowulf, based in the East Anglian Fens, is an interesting take on this - a hero eliminates the monster but the hero is not the right figure for ongoing social order. There were many illiterate warrior kings of that era and many subsequent ages who did plenty of damage and bankrupted their nations while pursuing their goals. The wealth of the nation mentioned in the video is the result of just kingship in Psalm 72:10,15. At least, that's how he would have seen it. Alfred was great precisely because he was so much more than a warrior and subjugated his competence as warrior to his greater goals.

  • @2770monz
    @2770monz2 жыл бұрын

    Finished the Last Kingdom not too long ago, enjoyed it thoroughly. Here to learn more about Alfred The Great

  • @ediekathan071
    @ediekathan0712 жыл бұрын

    This makes me wanna go rewatch Vikings

  • @davewoods177
    @davewoods1772 жыл бұрын

    Living in the US we don't get as much medieval British history as I would like. In school or otherwise. I enjoyed the first kingdom on Netflix that series centers around King Alfred

  • @jsp3366

    @jsp3366

    2 жыл бұрын

    The Last Kingdom is an enjoyable fictional take. Again available on Netflix.

  • @corneliuscapitalinus845

    @corneliuscapitalinus845

    2 жыл бұрын

    Well, you forsook the Empire, your brethren, so why not forsake the Histories aswell.

  • @jsp3366

    @jsp3366

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@corneliuscapitalinus845 oh don't be daft.

  • @jamescairns4051

    @jamescairns4051

    2 жыл бұрын

    Dan Jones has done some stellar work on the Plantagenets (books and tv) and there are some vids of his on KZread worth a watch (Britain’s Bloody Crown for example)

  • @joe-vl3nd
    @joe-vl3nd Жыл бұрын

    Top Class video 👍🇬🇧

  • @bjklein444
    @bjklein4442 жыл бұрын

    He is the historical figure that advises us to this day! He is a foundational King with love and a balanced even-handed approach. He is truly Alfred the Great. 👑

  • @janeycole3327
    @janeycole33278 ай бұрын

    I had already considered him England's greatest king. I learned new stuff from this presentation that served to powerfully confirm my belief in this great man. John Warner. Australia

  • @almighty5839
    @almighty58392 жыл бұрын

    Alfred is one of the most interesting men in history and one of my favorites to learn aboit

  • @AdventuresofanoldSeadog
    @AdventuresofanoldSeadog2 жыл бұрын

    Loved this. Must have taken a lot of work to produce.

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hundreds of hours.

  • @florencepullen
    @florencepullenАй бұрын

    Totally admire King Alfred and wrote my dissertation on his regrouping after Chippenham and his leadership that followed; the army, navy, and burhs. What a great king he was.... I went to secondary school in Malmesbury, which is where my interest started due to his grandson Athelstan's close ties to the town. Fabulous place to visit if your viewers are interested in history. When I go home to family, it's like a trip to the ancient past... 😊

  • @shermoore1693
    @shermoore16932 жыл бұрын

    Yes! In my opinion he definitely deserves to be called The Great! It's a shame he is so rarely applauded.

  • @Broskii1993
    @Broskii19939 ай бұрын

    Usually takes me 3-4 tries to watch one of these (extremely adhd) made it through in one take. This a good video

  • @jacquelinedeigan776
    @jacquelinedeigan7762 жыл бұрын

    Always a Great King to study and learn about. Thank you.

  • @lilabalz
    @lilabalz2 жыл бұрын

    I watched the movie Alfred the Great directed by Clive Donner with a wonderful cast, David Hemmings as Alfred and I started to research as much as I could. This is a great documentary, thank you !!

  • @irenejohnston6802

    @irenejohnston6802

    Жыл бұрын

    Michael York played Guthrum.

  • @honda4004
    @honda40042 жыл бұрын

    much appreciated .i believe history is distorted by the winners but truly disclosed in nursery rhymes /old wives tales and poems and folk songs

  • @gonefishing167
    @gonefishing1672 жыл бұрын

    Really interesting and so well done. Thank you in advance for many more. 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

  • @sakaikearse6128
    @sakaikearse6128 Жыл бұрын

    I have learned alot more about Alfred than I knew before. I was unaware of his contributions to the Navy of Wessex or the significance of his role in its economy. It seems that he was a well rounded leader and rightfully earned the title "The Great".

  • @CarlosCruz-gv8pl
    @CarlosCruz-gv8pl2 жыл бұрын

    So I kinda stumble about alfred the great through the last kingdom show in Netflix and I must say doing my own digging his story is fascinating

  • @Rushmore222
    @Rushmore2222 жыл бұрын

    Just the concept of an autonomous European nation was still fairly new in Alfred's time. He was wise enough to realize that a successful nation involved vastly more challenges than simply accumulating military force.

  • @ciaragrey5523
    @ciaragrey55232 жыл бұрын

    For what he achieved and the way he did it, yes, Alfred the Great applies.

  • @Piperdogloveshats
    @Piperdogloveshats2 жыл бұрын

    This 1 was really well done!! Your videos never disappoint but this one exceeded my expectations and I was really excited 1 I saw you were releasing an Alfred the Great video. Thanks!

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @gedmaster2183
    @gedmaster21832 жыл бұрын

    whats facinating about alfred the great. His legacy finally came true. He and brought the nations of England as one.

  • @martinmargerrison2300
    @martinmargerrison23002 жыл бұрын

    Just discovered this channel. Top stuff. You try calling your son Ethelbald these days and you're guaranteed a visit from social services.

  • @martinmargerrison2300

    @martinmargerrison2300

    2 жыл бұрын

    Best wishes and kind regards from Slovenia. Some fantastic history here as well. Les Paul would be my choice for a future documentary by the way. Leo Fender as well. Keep on rockin'

  • @OLDCHEMIST1
    @OLDCHEMIST12 жыл бұрын

    Very nice documentary on someone who created the foundations for modern England. I overcame my contempt for the Vikings, who themselves and in their later incarnation as the Normans, brought death, destruction and misery everywhere they went.

  • @chanceklippstein
    @chanceklippstein2 жыл бұрын

    These videos are great. Very informative and interesting. Thank you for these !

  • @psurrett1
    @psurrett1 Жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Great makes me proud to be Anglo-Saxon!!

  • @MAX-tw3qz
    @MAX-tw3qz2 жыл бұрын

    And soon we'll have Charles! One could weep how Christendom has come to this, I lived in Winchester and learned much about Alfred, Catholicism and culture, his status beaming down from on high. If only monarchs defended the Christian faith today instead of being ashamed. Great video, thanks.

  • @oldishandwoke-ish1181

    @oldishandwoke-ish1181

    2 жыл бұрын

    If only the world could move on from religion.

  • @magnuskrom4392

    @magnuskrom4392

    Жыл бұрын

    They have, and you can see the result.

  • @taxfraud5673
    @taxfraud56732 жыл бұрын

    of all the kings of England Alfred is the only to be known as the great. And if you ask me, he definitely earned it

  • @nobleglassgallery

    @nobleglassgallery

    2 жыл бұрын

    Why do people keep saying this? Cnut the great reigned for nearly two decades.

  • @taxfraud5673

    @taxfraud5673

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@nobleglassgallery he was king of Norway which yes had England but he wasn't an English king. plus only the Norwegians call him great.

  • @nobleglassgallery

    @nobleglassgallery

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@taxfraud5673 I disagree, he was as much king of England as William the conqueror. Alfred deserves to be known as the great; but from a non-Norwegian, Cnut certainly does too.

  • @rowanlau1651

    @rowanlau1651

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@taxfraud5673 not true my dude, Cnut built a massive empire, stabilized England after decades of political turmoil, and was arguably the first english king to be a major power in Europe- definitely a 'great' by anyone's metric. Also, despite being Danish, he was a king of England first, only ascending the Danish crown several years later, and the Norwegian one a few years after that- making him arguably more an English king than a Scandinavian one

  • @phoenixrose1192

    @phoenixrose1192

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@rowanlau1651 I will say this, Cnut treated the English with a hell of a lot of respect for the time unlike William, this respect and love was reciprocated. The English played a significant role in the expansion of the North Sea empire as well, so it really resembled a union of sorts instead of an empire.

  • @gmariet1391
    @gmariet13912 жыл бұрын

    The thing I love the most is the photography and art. Well done !

  • @MsJavaWolf
    @MsJavaWolf2 жыл бұрын

    Good documentary, I like how there was very little fluff, each minute was packed with new information. I also like how you made clear that there are no historical sources for some parts of Alfred's life and how he looked, many documentaries try to make speculation sound like facts.

  • @nildalopez1816
    @nildalopez18162 жыл бұрын

    I think he deserves the title of Alfred The Great. But a sad ending to his remains.

  • @benfitzgearald7151
    @benfitzgearald71512 жыл бұрын

    Will you be doing videos on the rest of Alfred’s descendants(e.g æthelstan,Edward the elder, edgar, Edmund etc)

  • @PeopleProfiles

    @PeopleProfiles

    2 жыл бұрын

    We will indeed.

  • @nobleglassgallery

    @nobleglassgallery

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PeopleProfiles sweet! I can't get enough of this time period. Damn shame we don't have more info on Alfred's daughter, one of the most underrated female rulers of all time.

  • @kathrynjordan8782

    @kathrynjordan8782

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@PeopleProfiles I will be interested on any documentaries on Alfred's descendants (althelstan, Edward the elder, Edgar, Edmund. etc).

  • @phoenixrose1192

    @phoenixrose1192

    2 жыл бұрын

    All criminally underrated in my opinion...

  • @Mickferndalespeedy

    @Mickferndalespeedy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget Aethelfled his daughter and mentor to his grandson Athelstan.

  • @ErnestoCisnerosRivera
    @ErnestoCisnerosRiveraАй бұрын

    The greatest, indeed. Such an honor to be direct descendant of King Alfred the Great. Excellent documentary! Warm greetings.

  • @babydoll3274

    @babydoll3274

    29 күн бұрын

    I’m a descendant of him too I just discovered that. I’m African American. I was shocked when I found out

  • @ErnestoCisnerosRivera

    @ErnestoCisnerosRivera

    29 күн бұрын

    @@babydoll3274 Hahaha, so you and I are distant cousins, due to our common so magnificient ancestor. Great!

  • @cdfdesantis699
    @cdfdesantis699 Жыл бұрын

    Good to get a factual account of Alfred, as his reign is so romanticized. A shame that such an important ruler's remains were so casually destroyed.

  • @galveston
    @galveston2 жыл бұрын

    What a lovely informative video. Thank you for your work creating it. You were even handed but not too fawning over your subject matter. Your emphasis on his scholarly accomplishments earns a thumbs up from me. People who value education are the real heroes. I would be over the moon if you could produce a work on one of THE most fascinating women in English history- Emma of Normandy.

  • @kevinborg7145
    @kevinborg71452 жыл бұрын

    Been binge watching your videos all evening great work very entertaining 👌🏼

  • @thealchemiz1134
    @thealchemiz11348 ай бұрын

    I just discovered this channel and I’m so excited to dig in!!! 😊

  • @Sarcaman
    @Sarcaman2 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant documentary, thanks! Did sit there with my mouth open at the disrespect his remains were shown. Obviously two well known narcissists in William the conquerer and Henry VIII that move/forget his remains. At least Alfred gets the recognition he deserves, over a thousand years after he laid the groundwork for where we are today!

  • @capitalexnetwork8898
    @capitalexnetwork889810 ай бұрын

    The greatest Englishman to have ever lived!

  • @lindamckeever8135
    @lindamckeever81352 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely fascinating!! Amazing man... Clearly an incredible King!!!

  • @muffin6369
    @muffin63692 жыл бұрын

    I love this video. I have been looking for at least a year and a half for a really comprehensive biography on Alfred. There are the old ones with the great Professor Michael Wood, Neil Oliver etc but they are somewhat old (although I could watch In Search of the Trojan War 1000 times over and that was made in 1979). Thanks so much for a great video. I now believe no invasion by Anglo Saxon warriors. Love the channel.

  • @bonesoftheark9088
    @bonesoftheark9088 Жыл бұрын

    Deserves a sub for sure!! Explained perfectly. Loved this. Thank you.

  • @RheannaKennedy
    @RheannaKennedy2 жыл бұрын

    Loving your channel!! Thanks for uploading all these. Would love to see a playlist and videos on the different popes 😉

  • @mathonamoore123
    @mathonamoore1232 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for uploading this. Greetings from Ireland, 20th of April 2022. ❤️🇮🇪🌹

  • @stephenbesley3177
    @stephenbesley31776 ай бұрын

    A Wessex man born with some Welsh and of Saxon ancestry as far as I can discern. Alfred has been a hero of mine since I first learned about him many years ago and am proud he is part of my families heritage.

  • @Anaris10
    @Anaris102 жыл бұрын

    Very enjoyable, I knew some of this as I like to read Military History from all over the world but was glad to learn several details heretofore unknown to me.

  • @thatsjustmygame5148
    @thatsjustmygame51482 жыл бұрын

    Im Hyped for season 5 of The Last Kingdom

  • @dezericka
    @dezericka11 ай бұрын

    The more I learn about the man the more I like him.

  • @juliesheard2122
    @juliesheard2122 Жыл бұрын

    A fantastic King. The once and future King. Oh that he would return!

  • @garnettewilliams5765
    @garnettewilliams57652 жыл бұрын

    Alfred the Greatest!!!!

  • @AB-kg6rk
    @AB-kg6rk2 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, a very enlightening well written history of most of my ancestors.

  • @timjohnson1199
    @timjohnson1199 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible that there's so much information from those tumultuous times.

  • @anlerden4851
    @anlerden48512 жыл бұрын

    He is so great English man and hero for me.

  • @markmorcom6836
    @markmorcom68362 жыл бұрын

    Was late for the live, great inititive with the auction. ❤ from South Africa

  • @grouchomarxist5612
    @grouchomarxist56122 жыл бұрын

    Excellent film. Well written, expertly narrated.

  • @joannathesinger770

    @joannathesinger770

    2 жыл бұрын

    The writing is full of errors and clearly was not proofread prior to narration.

  • @grouchomarxist5612

    @grouchomarxist5612

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joannathesinger770 I must have missed them. Care to point out a few?

  • @joannathesinger770

    @joannathesinger770

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@grouchomarxist5612 Sure. Ancestor denotes they came before. He saud that Charlemagne was the "ancestor" of Charles Martel...but he was the grandson--or descendant--of Charles Martel. The errors abound, including well-documented years.

  • @grouchomarxist5612

    @grouchomarxist5612

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@joannathesinger770 Thank you.

  • @Isabella2335.
    @Isabella2335.2 жыл бұрын

    Excellent presentation 👏🏻👍🏻

  • @andreasleonardo6793
    @andreasleonardo67932 жыл бұрын

    Amazing historical channel 👍👍👍👍for sharing videos specialist personalities lives historical video thanks for sharing