King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
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.
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.
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.
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