In January 878 AD, Alfred, king of Wessex, was on the verge of disaster. He had been ambushed and nearly killed by one of the most brutal armies ever to invade Britain: the Vikings. Within months ...

In 870 AD the Danes attacked the only remaining independent Anglo-Saxon kingdom, Wessex, whose forces were commanded by Alfred's older brother, King Aethelred, and Alfred himself. In 871 AD ...

"In 878, Alfred the Great rallied his forces in Somerset and defeated the invading Danish army. Wessex was secure and the foundations had been for the creation of a unified English kingdom.

Alfred the Great, King of Wessex from 871 to 899, led the Anglo-Saxon resistance against Viking invasion. He was the first to adopt the title of King of the Anglo-Saxons, and his heirs would go on ...

The haul included two extremely rare examples of two-headed coins bearing images of both Alfred of Wessex and Ceolwulf, a figure who was discredited by Saxon writers as a Viking puppet ruler.

The Duke of Edinburgh is set to miss a milestone occasion this week, as his son James, Earl of Wessex turns 17 on Tuesday. However, due to prior commitments tied to his royal duties, Prince Edward ...