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Winter is coming: the Anglo-Saxon year. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The statue of Alfred the Great in Winchester set against a blue sky background

Excavating Winchester: the dig that changed (urban) history. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Ian Hislop and Alfred the Great

My history heroIan Hislop chooses Alfred the Great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Hadrian of Canterbury

15 minutes of fameMichael Wood chooses St Hadrian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

St Hadrian of CanterburyMedieval African theologian. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Saint Wilfrid

15 minutes of fameMarc Morris chooses Saint Wilfrid

St WilfridQuarrelsome church reformer. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Alice Roberts on unearthing the Romans, Vikings & Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The Floralia, an ancient Roman celebration of fertility and nature that took place around early May

What is the history behind May Day and why do we celebrate it?

Aelfwynn in season 5 of The Last Kingdom, holding the crown of Mercia that belonged to her mother

The real Aelfwynn of Mercia

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians, illustrated sitting on a throne

Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians: the warrior queen who crushed the Vikings

Alexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg in The Last Kingdom season 5

The real Uhtred of BebbanburgThe historical inspirations for The Last Kingdom’s hero

The Last Kingdom season 5 starsAlexander Dreymon as Uhtred of Bebbanburg

The Last Kingdom: real history and historical accuracy

Wales' fans celebrate victory at the 1957 Five Nations Tournament, France vs Wales, holding the Welsh symbol, the leek. (Photo by Universal/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)

Q&AWhy is the leek associated with Wales?

Alfred the Great “managed to ensure history’s enduring affection by making sure that he wrote it himself,” argues Max Adams. (Photo by Granger Historical Picture Archive/Alamy Stock Photo)

Alfred the Great: "He was an excellent king, but that's not the whole story". This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Part one in our 20-part series looking at decisive moments of the last 1,000 years in British history explores 1000–1049

Turning points1016: The Danish conquest of England. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A French manuscript from c1100 shows Viking warriors sailing to Brittany. The Viking Age touched all areas of life and can still be felt today

What if...The Vikings had never left their homelands?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A sword/hammer type coin from the Danelaw

The Danelaw: is the ‘realm’ of the Vikings in Anglo-Saxon-era England a place or an idea?

The man who made King Alfred great. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The St Brice’s Day Massacre of 1002. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

A depiction of King Æthelred II holding a sword

The St Brice’s Day Massacre: what really happened?

Illustration of Hereward the Wake, the rebel who rose against William the Conqueror

Hereward the Wake: the Anglo-Saxon rebel who became William the Conqueror's nemesis

Alfred the Great (849–899). (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Who was King Alfred the Great?

An Anglo-Saxon cross from the church of St Michael

Anglo-Saxon conversion: the coming of the cross (at the point of a sword)

The Viking Great Army: the latest discoveries. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The curious tale of an Anglo-Saxon giant. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Busting myths about the Anglo-Saxons | HistoryExtra Podcast

Busting myths about the Anglo-Saxons. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Long read |The man at Sutton Hoo

A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry depicting the Norman invasion of 1066. The tapestry was most likely embroidered by women in Norman England in a workshop setting using four embroidery stitches – stem stitch; split stitch; chain stitch; and laid work, sometimes called ‘Bayeux Stitch’, says Dr Alexandra Lester-Makin. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

The Bayeux Tapestry: what is it, why was it made and what story does it tell?

Photo of an Anglo Saxon helmet found at Sutton Hoo

Sutton Hoo: a brief guide to the Anglo-Saxon burial site and its discovery