I'd need to check but I think by the end Alfred styled himself as Rex Angul-Saxonum[sp], King of the Anglo-Saxons. I'm inclined to agree with you, though, that the first king of England was the now m… (View Post)

Never read that, but Pollard's biography of Alfred has him going there when he's a pretty young boy (I think, it's also been a while). (View Post)

Yes, but he wasn't king at the time. (View Post)

Good morning, everyone. Charity skydives to raise money for the NHS cost more in fixing associated injuries than they raise. (View Post)

To be fair, if the Conservatives poll as they have been their manifesto will have all the impact of a fairy story. Not that that stops the policy being wretched on both a moral and intellectual level. (View Post)