1: Alfred of Wessex | King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons

Duration: 59'04''

Synopsis

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.

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