Project Gutenberg 2005-08-18 Public domain in the USA. 96 Abbott, Jacob 1803 1879 Marianne Erodore King Alfred of England Makers of History Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "King Alfred of England" by Jacob Abbott is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life and legacy of King Alfred, who is renowned as a foundational figure in the history of the British monarchy. It focuses on his significant contributions to the development of England during a tumultuous era marked by invasions and struggles for power. The opening of the book sets the stage by introducing the historical context of Britain, including the early inhabitants and the rise of the Anglo-Saxons. It describes the various groups that shaped the land, notably the Britons, Anglo-Saxons, and Danes, before delving into Alfred's early life and the circumstances that led to his eventual ascension to the throne. Abbott highlights Alfred's early years, his education, and the socio-political environment of the time, emphasizing the critical challenges he faced, particularly from Viking invasions. The beginning acts as a prelude to Alfred's eventual efforts to unite and strengthen England, laying the groundwork for understanding his reign and the historical significance of his leadership. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Alfred, King of England, 849-899 -- Juvenile literature Great Britain -- History -- Alfred, 871-899 -- Juvenile literature DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: History - British 364834 357454 2024-10-07T11:02:31.408475 2023-09-07T11:25:24.775855 text/html text/html 355933 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 3191111 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 3200908 2024-10-07T11:02:38.112436 application/epub+zip 3205013 2024-10-07T11:02:32.770471 application/epub+zip 197048 2024-10-07T11:02:32.070489 application/epub+zip 3317273 2024-10-07T11:02:41.973423 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3283457 2024-10-07T11:02:37.147440 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 283615 2022-09-08T06:04:06.323037 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311128 311022 2024-10-07T11:02:30.660502 2023-09-07T11:25:24.165861 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 311025 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 113930 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 311029 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 113904 2020-12-12T09:50:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21783 2024-10-07T11:02:42.121419 application/rdf+xml 26992 2024-10-07T11:02:32.148483 image/jpeg 4473 2024-10-07T11:02:32.109468 image/jpeg 3193186 2024-10-07T11:02:31.500474 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia