Alfred- one of the only kings in English history to receive the title GREAT. He created a navy, he created roads ano infrastructure completely re-building the Anglo-Saxon state, he set up a strong administrative system of government, he was also passionate about literacy and learning and invested significantly in education on Friday the 26th of October 899 at the age of 50 or 51. He had been king of Wessex for 28 years and King of the Anglo-Saxons for 3 years before his death. While kings and nations around him had crumbled under Viking Invasion Alfred, the youngest of 5 sons and who never expected to be king, managed to completely transform the land he lived in and laid the ground work for what would become a United England. And yet Alfred who was buried in great pomp and reverence, has no tomb for us to remember him by. The journey and mystery of what happened to his remains spans over a thousand years.

Locations featured in the video:
Winchester Cathedral
Hyde Abbey
St. Bartholomew’s Church Winchester

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ABOUT ME

Evelyn Edwards is a successful American actress and photographer. She has appeared on such shows as National Geographic’s Hydrogen vs. Hindenburg, Bosch, Criminal Minds, Castle, The Mentalist, Parenthood, The Thundermans, The Kicks, Marry Me, Outsourced, the Academy Award winning film Her, and the Ridley Scott Associates film Loom.
Evelyn began her career in opera. She has performed with some of the opera industry’s leading conductors and singers including: Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Kent Nagano, Eva Marton, Vladimir Chernov, Goesta Winburg, and others.
She has had the privilege of working with such famed directors as Oscar winner Maximilian Schell, Julie Taymor, Gian-Carlo Del Monaco, and Lotfi Mansuri during her tenure with Los Angeles Opera. Ms. Edwards made her professional singing debut at the age of 13, operatic debut at 19, and national television commercial debut at six months.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree and Master of Music degree from UCLA and a Professional Studies Diploma from Mannes College of Music. She and her husband Chris love exploring the world and sharing their passion and love for castles and photography together.