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Alfred the Great’s Final War | The Viking Invasion of the 890s
In the stormy 890s, King Alfred the Great faces his final and most intense Viking threat. After years of uneasy peace, Hastein the Viking leads multiple armies into Wessex, Mercia, and Wales, testing ...
These are some of the best photographs from the Winchester Beer and Cider Festival. The popular festival was held at the Student Union at the University of Winchester on Friday, June 27 and Saturday, ...
From Friday, June 27 to Saturday, June 28, the Student Union at the University of Winchester held the Winchester Beer and Cider Festival.
Ex-TC Alfred is the first cyclone to hit southeast Queensland since ex-TC Zoe in 1974. Some footage of that event can be seen here, courtesy of David Hill’s father, who recorded the damage on ...
Whitehead, Alfred North. Publication date 1929 Topics PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY, Psychology, Mental development and capacity. Comparative psychology Publisher Princeton University Press Collection ...
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 ...
Chippenham's free guided history walks are set to return in 2025. Led by Chippenham Museum staff, the 40-minute tours take place on select Thursdays and Saturdays until September, offering a journey ...
In preparation for the demolition of Farnborough Leisure Centre in 2022, a freeze of 16 murals needed to be removed in order ...
In the 9th century the Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms came under increasing attack from the Vikings, culminating in the invasion by the ...
Assassins, royal marriages and diplomatic gift-giving: historian and archaeologist Max Adams explains how the kings of Mercia ...
Parramatta Eels centre Alfred Smalley will spend more than a month on the sidelines, after knocking out NZ Warriors fullback Taine Tuaupiki in the final seconds of an NSW Cup game in Sydney. Tuaupiki, ...
Alfred Brendel, a classical pianist and writer renowned for his refined playing of Beethoven and Schubert, died Tuesday at his home in London. He was 94. Born on 5 January 1931 in Moravia, now the ...