Rule of Alfred the Great Timeline Game
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About This Challenge
The Rule of Alfred the Great in 871 was a pivotal moment in English history, marking a period of stability and reform in the face of Viking invasions. To understand the challenges and triumphs of this time, let’s explore a timeline game that allows players to place events in their correct chronological order.
- Alfred the Great becomes King of Wessex in 871
- The Battle of Edington in 878 secures Alfred’s victory over the Vikings
- Alfred establishes a network of fortified towns called burhs for defense
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- 871: Alfred the Great becomes King of Wessex
- 871: Battle of Ashdown
- 878: Alfred defeats the Danes at the Battle of Edington
- 878: Treaty of Wedmore signed, leading to the establishment of Danelaw
- 880: Alfred begins the reorganization and strengthening of the Wessex military
- 882: Alfred establishes a navy to defend Wessex against Viking invasions
- 891: Alfred commissions the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
- 893: Alfred introduces a system of fortified towns known as burhs
- 897: Alfred's translation of Pope Gregory the Great's 'Pastoral Care' into Old English
- 899: Alfred's death and succession by his son Edward the Elder
- 1110: Alfred's remains are reinterred at Hyde Abbey in Winchester
- 1539: Hyde Abbey destroyed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries
- 1788: Alfred's remains are believed to have been moved to St Bartholomew's Church in Winchester
- 2013: Alfred's remains are rediscovered during excavations at St Bartholomew's Church
- 2019: Alfred's remains are reinterred at St Bartholomew's Church in a public ceremony