Sujet

Edward the Confessor and Alfred the Great, English kings, 19th century. Artist: Unknown

Légende

Edward the Confessor and Alfred the Great, English kings, 19th century. Alfred became King of Wessex in 871. Much of his reign was taken up with the struggle against the Danish invaders. After Alfred defeated them at Edington, Wiltshire, in 878, England was divided in half, with the south-western part in the hands of the Saxons, and the north-eastern portion, the Danelaw, administered by the Danes. War broke out again in the 890s, but by 897 the Danes had been defeated. Edward the Confessor was King of England from 1042-1066. A dispute over his succession between Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy led to the Norman Conquest of England. Plate 7 from The History of the Nations.
Historica Graphica Collection

Date

1820

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Notre référence

HRM19D59_072

Model release

Non

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

50,3Mo (2,9Mo) / 40,4cm x 31,2cm / 4772 x 3687 (300dpi)

Mots clés

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