King Alfred The Great

Alfred the great was the most famous ruler of all the Anglo-Saxons. He was the tenacious ruler of the West Anglo-Saxons. The Anglo-Saxons were fighting the Vikings. Alfreds four brothers sadly died so the crown was passed to him. Legend tells us, when he was fleeing from the Vikings he found a village and a woman asked him to watch her cakes while she rushed to feed her animals. He was so consentrated on planning an attack on the Vikings that the cakes burned. Alfred the Great defeated the Vikings and made peace with them which caused the Viking king to convert to Christianity. He established schools to educate his people. Alfred was a really prominent ruler.

However, an argument contradicting this idea lies in the persona of Richard, Duke of York, who was the King’s closest adult male relative and the most famous and influential of the great magnates in 1450. Also before 1453 York was heir presumptive. He was descended from Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York and fourth son of Edward III on his father’s side. On his mother’s side he was descended from Lionel of Clarence, Edward’s second son. York’s close blood relationship to the king could admit him to the throne. Not only did he claim the descent from King Edward III, but also claimed to the throne. The Battle of St. Albans is the straightforward proof of it. He evidently felt that he had a sense of duty and a right to play a fundamental role in government. Richard was an obvious threat to Henry’s kingship: unlike the last one he was a competent politician, a distinct warrior and a father of healthy sons. In other words, his power of personality harmonized his goal, which by 1450s, had come to embrace the crown of England.

William believed he would be welcomed with open arms as the new king, but he severely misinterpreted the situation. The throne of England was far from that of Normandy. It was beyond Edward’s ability to promise the throne to William auspiciously and conclusively. However, a similar situation occurred with Harold Earl of Wessex. As he lay dying Edward’s dying word left the care of his wife and kingdom in the hands of Harold. Howard mentions that this could have been misinterpreted as well. Harold’s dying words of, “I commend this woman and all the kingdom to your protection” does not explicitly label Harold as the King. Edward’s dying words did give Harold a higher leverage in that early English laws labeled The King as ruler and protector of the people and not the actual territory. Harold’s claim to the throne is made more legitimate because The Witan later chooses him.

However, Edward did something very odd—he promised the crown to William, Duke of Normandy—a cousin through Edward’s mother, Emma. This perplexingly odd promise was made even stranger when, according to the Bayeux Tapestry, Harold was shipwrecked off the coast of Normandy and brought to stay at the court of William. There he supposedly swore an unbreakable oath, giving William his loyalty and support in his path to the crown. He returned to England. Yet when the king died, his dying words seemed to be appointing Harold “protector” of England, which was interpreted as “king”. So Harold was named the king, breaking his supposed promise to William. Furious, William invaded England. Freshly crowned, Harold was not only dealing with this Norman threat, but also an invading Norwegian Viking army, led by Harald Hardrada, who, like William, also believed he had a claim to the throne. Harold easily defeated Harald’s forces at the Battle of Stamford Bridge (near York), but then was forced to drive his tired, bedraggled army to Hastings to confront the invading Norman troops. There, at the famed Battle of Hastings, William became William the Conqueror, decisively defeating the English, killing Harold, and winning the crown.

King Alfred the Great was born at Wantage, in 849, on a royal manor of his father's holding, a family estate which long afterward he himself would leave in legacy to his wife. Alfred was the youngest of five children, four sons and a daughter, born to Ethelwulf by his wife Osburh. When Alfred was four years old, his father, the king, who by now had long despaired of getting to Rome in the present state of things, decided to send Alfred there, to at least receive the blessing of the Holy Father. The pope at the time, Leo the IV, gave Alfred the blessing to become king. Alfred's time came in the year mid-April 871, when King Æthelred died. Only a king of full age could defend the land, and although Æthelred

Alexander III of Macedon or Alexander The Great was born on 20/21 July 356 BC in Pella, Macedon. He was the son of the king of Macedon. Alexander was many things, he was a prince, a king, a general, and much more.

As an ant he learned through a negative example to understand what you are getting yourself into before it’s to late. This happens when Arthur doesn’t know what belligerent means while Merlyn is talking about the ants, “’The ants are not our Norman ones, dear boy. They come from the Africa shore. They are belligerent.’ ‘I don’t know what belligerent is.’” (White 115) Arthur learns not to be a super controlling leader because your citizens will get bored and not like you. This is portrayed when Arthur is in the colony of bored ants and they have a totalitarian leader, “A strange feature was that the ordinary ants were not excited by the songs, nor interested by the lectures.” (White 122) Next Arthur is transformed into a rook and he learns to not destroy or kill something if it is not necessary. This is shown when Merlyn’s pet owl says, “no owl kills for pleasure.” (White 156) In addition he was transformed into a wild goose and he learned to try to solve your problems without fighting. He was taught this lesson while talking with a goose, “’I like fighting,’ said the Wart. ‘It is knightly.’” and the goose responded, “Because you’re a baby.” (White

At the time of Edward the confessor there were three claimants to the English throne. One of the claimants was Harold’s. He believed he should be on the throne because he was Edward the confessor’s brother; he was born in England and was the most powerful English earl. The next claimant was William duke of Normandy. William believed he should be king because Edward the confessor promised him the throne for his support and Harold swore an oath on holy relics that he would be king. The last claimant to the throne was Harald Hardraada; Harold believed he should be king because there had been Viking kings

Alfred Russel Wallace was born on January 8, 1823 in Monmouthshire, Wales. Alfred died on November 7, 1913 in Broadstone, England. Alfred went to school for six years at Hertford Grammar School before his family’s financial situation limited his education and caused him to dropout in 1836 (Camerini). After he dropped out

When kids were young they heard legends from books and their parents even many of told them. Most likely they heard about Alexander the Great the emperor of Macedonia. You might have heard about how great Alexander was but he also did some questionable things for his emperor. When Alexander III was 20 years old, he inherited the empire that also included the kingdom of Macedonia and the city-states of Greece. Right as he took over this empire many things have gone wrong for this empire that he ran. He became selfish, he killed thousands of civilians, and he made his own men struggle as they went on journeys.

Alfred the Great accomplished a great amount of things. At one point he established a friendly connection with some other English kingdoms and made laws to restrict the use of blood feuds. He motivated the citizens of his country to acquire skill in reading English. He went so far as to learning the Latin language and translating chief works into English  himself. He also wrote literature and may have been the author of  the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. He boosted learning and literature and fortified Wessex security and protection. All in all, considering the fact that  King Alfred is the only English king that has been ​named "the great", he  probably achieved much more than people can list

It is of no doubt that Alexander the Great was one of the greatest conquerors the world has ever seen. At a very young age, he seized control of his father’s former Macedonian empire, and set forth to create his own. He embarked on a conquest like no other, conquering lands from Egypt to India. Creating one of the largest empires in the Ancient World. Due to his incredible feats, Greek culture spread throughout these lands, marking the beginning of the Hellenistic Period. Although his military campaigns were extremely successful, and his leadership was impressive, it is his character and personality that is often forgotten, making historians and those interested beg the question: was Alexander really that great? After all, he was a paranoid hypocrite who went on drunk tirades, killed any opposition to the throne, and never seemed to fully care or realize the vastness of his empire, ultimately breaking it apart.

Alfred was born in Germany in 1880 and led a very busy life. He received a PhD in astronomy but quickly moved on to meteorology. He and his brother experimented with kites and balloons. They set a record flying a balloon during his first expedition to Greenland in 1906 (PBS, 1998, para. 2). Alfred taught meteorology and

Medieval literature has fascinated me even when I was a child. Something about tales tales of epic quests to recover an ancient artifact or mystical power, or even to take back a Holy Land, these are just a few examples of pieces of literature that excite me. The one thing that excites me more than the quests, are the knights and heroes that are on this voyage. They are so amazing because they are such a diverse group of characters all with different personalities, back stories, and life goals, all bound together as a team to achieve their quest. People like Robin Hood, Beowulf, and the one that stands out to me, King Arthur. King Arthur was...well a King during the fifth while most wars against the Anglo-Saxon tribes were still going on.

Alfred was born in Wantage, Berkshire in 849 from his siblings, he was the fifth son from his father Aethelwulf, the king of the West Saxons (Alfred The Great 1). Taking kingship can be a difficult process, as to who should get it, well before Alfred became king, his older brother took the kingdom in his hands. At the time they didn’t want to pass the leadership to the younger ones, they felt it would endanger the kingdom (Alfred The Great 1). Right at the time of his brother's reign the kingdom was actually being threatened by the Vikings from Denmark. Alfred also happened to be married to a woman Ealhswith who was born 868 AD (Alfred The Great 1).