Ten Minute English and British History #04 -Alfred the Great and the Rise of Wessex

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tenminhistory Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=4973164 This episode follows the end of the Mercian Supremacy and follows the achievements of Alfred the Great of Wessex. Most of the focus is on Alfred s conflict with the Vikings and his reforms at home which were the foundations upon which an England was built. Ten Minute English and British History is a series of short, ten minute animated narrative documentaries that are designed as revision refreshers or simple introductions to a topic. Please note that these are not meant to be comprehensive and there s a lot of stuff I couldn t fit into the episodes that I would have liked to. Thank you for watching, though, it s always appreciated.