There are moments in history where a great deal hangs in the balance, meaning that if things had turned out slightly differently, the history which followed would be very different. In the history of ...

Alfred the Great became king at the worst possible moment. Viking armies had overrun most of England, crushing kingdoms one by one and leaving Wessex as the last holdout. Alfred faced repeated defeats ...

Before Alfred the Great, there was Æthelwulf — the king who faced the first full force of Viking invasion. He fought them at sea, on land, and held Wessex together when England was divided.