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Timeline showing key turning points from Alfred's accession in 871 to Cnut's kingship in 1016, divided into Wessex survives, English kingdom expands, and Danish conquest returns

Before Alfred, England was not a single stable kingdom. Wessex, Mercia, Northumbria and East Anglia competed, while Viking conquest destroyed or dominated several of them.

Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016 Lesson

  1. AS Level
  2. /History
  3. /Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016

Step-by-step lessons covering OCR AS Level History Alfred and the Making of England 871–1016 for AS Level History. Each lesson works through exam-style questions.

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