England's Revival
History: KS3, topic 2.1.4
England’s Revival
Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, led the Anglo-Saxon resistance to the Vikings.
New defences
- Following his victory, King Alfred reorganised the English army and established strong fortresses across the country, to protect against further attack.
- He created an English navy to protect England, an island nation, from attack by sea (which is how the Vikings had invaded).
Education
- He reclaimed Anglo-Saxon territory that the Vikings had conquered.
- He encouraged education so that the country could be governed effectively:
- He set up schools and encouraged the nobles to read and study.
House of Wessex
- Alfred established the House of Wessex as the reigning kingdom in England:
- King Charles III, England’s current king, is his 33rd great-grandson.