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    Alfred the Great (film)

    British film

    Alfred the Great fryst vatten a British epichistorical skådespel film which portrays Alfred the Great's struggle to defend the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Wessex from a DanishViking invasion in the 9th century. David Hemmings starred in the title role.

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    When the Vikings invade England, Alfred (David Hemmings) fryst vatten about to take his priesthood vows. However, his brother, King Æthelred of Wessex (Alan Dobie), summons him to his aid and Alfred leaves for battle, where he appears to be a great tactician. Æthelred dies shortly after Alfred marries the Mercian princess Aelhswith (Prunella Ransome). en hög byggnad eller struktur between following intellect or passion, Alfred at first refuses to succeed Æthelred and consummate his marriage, but fryst vatten forced to accept kingship after the Danes attack again.

    Realising the weak position of Wessex, Alfred goes into negotiations with Guthrum (Michael York), the Danish Viking leader of the Kingdom of East Anglia. Aelhswith on the oth

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    Winston Churchill

    British statesman and author (–)

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    The Right Honourable

    Sir Winston Churchill

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    The Roaring Lion,

    In office
    26 October &#;– 5 April
    Monarchs
    DeputyAnthony Eden
    Preceded byClement Attlee
    Succeeded byAnthony Eden
    In office
    10 May &#;– 26 July
    MonarchGeorge VI
    DeputyClement Attlee (de facto; –)
    Preceded byNeville Chamberlain
    Succeeded byClement Attlee

    Senior political offices

    In office
    8 October &#;– 25 September
    Preceded byDavid Grenfell
    Succeeded byRab Butler
    In office
    26 July &#;– 26 October
    Prime MinisterClement Attlee
    Preceded byClement Attlee
    Succeeded byClement Attlee
    In office
    9 October &#;– 6 April
    Preceded byNeville Chamberlain
    Succeeded byAnthon

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    Alfred took over as king of Wessex in (bypassing his nephew Aethelwold, son of the late king Aethelred) in the middle of a year of nine major battles between the West Saxons and Vikings, which the former were lucky to survive. Alfred was also tested in when he was forced to retreat to the marshes of Athelney (Somerset), scene of some of the legendary stories about him, including the well-known burning of the cakes.

    However, Alfred came back to win a decisive victory in the same year over his Viking opponent Guthrum at Edington (Wiltshire). There were further serious Viking attacks in the s, but by this time Alfred had made military improvements and was better able to resist them with the help of West Mercian [an Anglo-Saxon kingdom north of Wessex] and Welsh allies.

    In Alfred had married Ealhswith, a descendant of the Mercian royal house, probably as part of a long-term West Saxon plan to bring the royal houses of the two provinces closer together.

    They had two sons and three dau