BEFORE ALFRED REIGN Flashcards
1
Q
Battle of Ellendun
A
825 - King Egbert wins decisively for Wessex over King Beornwulf of Mercia
2
Q
King Ethelwulf succeeds King Egbert as King
A
839
3
Q
Alfred Birth Date and Place
A
849 - Wantage, Berkshire
4
Q
Alfred bought up by Ethelwulf’s court
A
849 - 865
5
Q
When did King Burgred’s reign end
A
875
6
Q
Alfred is sent to Rome
A
853
7
Q
Alfred goes to Rome for the second time
A
855
8
Q
Ethelbald crowning
A
858
9
Q
Ethelberht crowning
A
860
10
Q
Ethelred of Wessex crowned + arrival of the great heathen army
A
865
11
Q
Alfred marries Eahlswith
A
868
12
Q
Great Hethen Army moves in to Wessex settling at Reading
A
870
13
Q
Battle of Ashdown
A
871
14
Q
Battle of Englefield
A
870
