Alfred The Great, Wantage

Alfred, King of the West Saxons (Wessex) and later following the union with Mercia, King of the Anglo-Saxons, was born in Wantage in 849. He died and was buried in Winchester Cathedral in 899. For his intellect, emphasis on learning, wide ranging reforms and peace deals with the Danes, he is the only monarch in Britain to have the title 'The Great' bestowed on him.

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