Wessex Before Alfred: the Reigns of Æthelbald, Æthelberht and Æthelred

In this video we delve into the lives and reigns of Alfred's brothers, particularly Æthelred, King of Wessex (R. 865-871 AD).
In previous videos we covered the reigns of Alfred the Great's grandfather and father, Ecgberht and Æthelwulf.
Alfred the Great is famed as the saviour of the Anglo-Saxons and Wessex, having fought doggedly against the Danish invasions, achieving his triumph at Edington in 878 and laying the foundations of England.
However, Alfred's reign was unlikely from his birth, given he was the fifth son of Æthelwulf. Alfred was also just one man, though a remarkable one at that and built on the legacies of these previous kings.
We cover the reigns of Alfred's elder brothers as Kings of Wessex from Æthelbald to Æthelred, including the earlier battles against the Great Heathen army during the period 865 to 871 AD.
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Written, researched, narrated and produced by Adam Clarke.
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[@HistoryHubChannel]

Welcome to History Hub! For fans of our sister channel Bert's Battles you may recognise some parts of this video already from 'the Battle of Ashdown.' I felt the period from Æthelwulf's reign to Alfred's deserved a dedicated video, especially the reign of Æthelred and since much of the reign was covered in the BB vid it made sense to use parts of it into this larger video. Hope you enjoy it. 👍

[@BertsBattles]

Check out Bert's Battles for more battle-oriented historical videos! :D

[@wilsontheconqueror8101]

Well done! I've always wondered did the Scandinavian Kings in lands such as Norway & Denmark condone the viking invasions? Didn't Wessx have diplomatic relationships with the rulers of those lands before the invasions? Or were those sea kings like Ivar working on their own initiative? Enjoy ur work!

[@johnmabbott459]

Do

[@TIOCI_0]

@@wilsontheconqueror8101did you ever find this out?

[@Sulla-ps3jv]

I bet that Alfred’s brothers would have never imagined that their younger brother would completely overshadowed them.

[@QNgo-g9m]

Albertfred

[@ndie8075]

I am from Westfalia northwest Germany.....I am a westsaxon ....like my english cousins...in the old kingdom of Wessex

[@GeraldM_inNC]

Terrific, thank you

[@kaloarepo288]

With all these absolutely confusing Aethulwulfs and Aethulbalds and other Anglo-Saxons with cacophonous names it's just easier to ignore most of them and start with William the Conqueror -that rhyme I learnt at school was so true "William the conqueror was the first of our kings -not counting Alfreds,Ethelberts and things!"

[@macca999311]

Oh result ! Been waiting for a new upload.Keep up the great work

[@sircalvin83]

As always- a masterpiece. Well done sir!

[@andywright3581]

Excellent as always very interesting and informative thanks for the video

[@thelostlegendsoflewesandhamsey]

Thanks for this. It’s extremely useful to hear the details.

[@JustMe-mh2pn]

Fantastic 💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@Pentagathusosaurus]

What took longer, making this video or learning the names of all the different Aethels?

[@Andy_Babb]

Thank you!!!

[@historycentral8543]

Is it possible for you to make a video about the war of the roses in the near future?

[@THINKincessantly]

Id be interested to know how the coins from Anglo-Saxon Angleland survived and made it into British historical collections...Were they all found in hoards? Individual metal detecting? Passed down through families? Imagine being able to handle a coin that have passed through hands of both peasants and kings...goosebumps....Ive always wanted a British Roman or Anglo-Saxon era pottery sherd necklace pendant..

[@wallahsamarah5013]

Come to Jordan, we have Roman pottery shards literally laying on the ground everywhere in Petra , Um Qais, Pella, and so many other archeological sites. So much pottery has been found here that the shards aren’t even considered valuable

[@mikeycraig8970]

​@@wallahsamarah5013He wants Anglo Saxon or Romano Briton.....

[@eksadiss]

TH-cam premium on Roku is my history channel subscription.

[@thelostlegendsoflewesandhamsey]

Did it read Kingston upon Thames or just Kingston on the original document? Cyningeston.

[@mikeycraig8970]

The kings stone is still in Kingston on Thames, right outside the police station.

[@thelostlegendsoflewesandhamsey]

@@mikeycraig8970 yep?

[@thelostlegendsoflewesandhamsey]

That stone was placed there sometime after 1730. The capital of Britain for all the kings listed on it was not London.

[@saltycreole2673]

My real name is ÆTHELMERTZ. (Apologies to I Love Lucy)

[@ShriyaDamayanthi]

🇬🇧👑️✝️👑️

[@GoogleUserOne]

WINNER!!!

[@nigelmansfield3011]

Aethrelred - the Unnready?

[@nicholasbarber3644]

alfred the great built it edward the elder took it and aethelstan made it

[@mikeycraig8970]

Alfred the Great conceived it, the rest built it!

[@bonniemagpie9960]

It's making me insane.
If there wasn't a Pope, would there have been Kings and Queens in England ?

[@QNgo-g9m]

Albert