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King Alfred the Great (849–899) was the Anglo-Saxon King of Wessex who halted the Viking conquest of England, promoted literacy and legal reform, and is the only English monarch to be called 'the Great'.
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Highly acclaimed defender, lawgiver, educator, and state-builder; rare monarch with enduring scholarly praise.
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Æthelstan was king of the Anglo-Saxons from 924 and ruled a kingdom encompassing most of present-day England from 927 until his death in 939. His conquest of York ended the region's independent Viking kingdom, and his charters and coinage asserted authority over a unified English realm. In 937 he de...
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Often credited as first English king, major military and administrative consolidation, high historian respect.
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Æthelred II, called 'the Unready' (Old English Unræd, a pun on his name, which meant 'noble counsel'), was king of the English from 978 to 1016. His reign was dominated by renewed Danish Viking raids, which he repeatedly attempted to buy off with large tribute payments known as Danegeld. In 1002 he...
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Byword for poor counsel and failed defense against Danes, massacres and tribute payments damage reputation.
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King Alfred the Great currently leads the Wessex results with a displayed score of 9.10/10. This is an editorial ranking result for the items included on this page, not a universal verdict for every use case.
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