Leading the West Saxon forces was King Æthelred, and his younger brother, the future Alfred the Great. That year, the Danes ...

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Like his sister, Lady Louise Windsor, James, Earl of Wessex has grown up largely out of the spotlight, although he joins his parents, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Earl and Countess ...

The English kingdom fell into the hands of Vikings like the Repton Warrior. Only Wessex, led by its king, Alfred, withstood the brutal attack, and even he wasn't quite strong enough to drive them ...