The Unification of England | The House of Wessex | DOCUMENTARY

Wessex never unified England. It was the Northumbrians. Wessex were tiny comparatively and didn't do much in England.

Good old Uhtred of Bamburgh

I've noticed all the Anglo Saxons prior to 1066 are pictured with blonde hair. After 1066 and the arrival of the Normans. all the Conqueror's children have red or auburn hair

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The last Kingdom brought me here to see the historical accuracies and inaccuracies. Great Video

How could have king Constantine II join up with king Owain in 937 when you state Owain died in 934.

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As Always, your videos are So Enjoyable to Watch! I understand so much better on Timelines after you Explain So Well. I can't tell you how glad I am to have found your channel.

Really appreciate this high level overlook of the chain of events for those of us not told this stuff since our childhood. So may videos on Alfred but not the subject of Wessex as a whole.

Great video. Love your channel.

This needs to stop. Only one or two of the Ragnarsons were present during Alfred's time. The others were elsewhere or dead. So no Alfred didn't beat the great heathen army he beat one brother and a bunch of posers. He also did it by running like a bitch multiple times.

Greetings from Westfalia North west Germany.....the old home of the westsaxons....

why uthrred name not included in the history

Many of my ancestors where lost in these battles. The blood runs thick under the grounds of England.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

All those old English names are hard to follow sometimes. Good video. 👍

What is the hypnotic music 🙏😇

I want to learn about my ancestry. Being Australian the only negative part is the loss of ancestry pre arrival.

A bit of speculation here, but how different might British history have been if the Great Heathen Army had not invaded? The invasion destroyed Northumbria and split Mercia between the Saxons and the Vikings. If it had not happened, England may not have united, or at least the unification may have been delayed for some time beyond the historical timeline. The Norman conquest may not have happened if it had been three seperate kingdoms and three seperate royal families, requiring three seperate justifications for war. The Kingdom of Scotland (Alba) may well have become powerful and exerted more influence over the history of the island of Britain, and the Welsh kingdoms may have retained independence for longer, or had they united under a strong king, challenged the Anglo Saxon kingdoms.

I feel like I've watched a show about this. It was really good.

Wow…. Amazing

Huh? You put Welsh to describe the Britons. The Brythonic People of Cymru wouldn’t been routinely known as Welsh for a long time to come. The English Still referred to these people as Britons all the way up to the 1700s. Until the English started using the term….then the foreigners (English) took the term British and called the British foreigner.

This all seems familiar for some reason.......

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Tnx for your great work, I learned many new facts about the early medieval history of the british isles. You have a new subcriber. I will take my time to explorer your other videos over time.

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Aethelfled should NEVER have trusted her brother!.

Alfred the great even claimed Wotan as lineage

Great video thank you

Fantastic, seems to be accurate, much appreciation.

Alfred the Great was the greatest king in British History. Even his Son Edward Elder was a brilliant leader but did not have the ability to be greater than his father. There was not a better leader for England ever since. Edward and Alfred would be rolling in there grave if they saw how embarrassing our Royal Family is

Now do a video on the early kings of the scots and celts during this time

Absolutely love this. Well done and informative.

Really interesting video. The House of Wessex has quite some achievements to their name

Much respect. Love your channel.

Every non English person in the world shuddered at the exact same moment and they didn't know why

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It almost makes you wonder if there wasn't a Uhtred type figure, that stood beside a king. Throughout history there have been tails of men who if not for them, certain kings would not become rulers. The t.v show the last kingdom, in its fictional telling of a story. Almost makes you believe that Alfred, Edward, and AEthelstan. Had a great warrior by their side.

Your production of these historical events are spot on. This is the only channel I have subscribed to for historical events.

Can't wait for the next , thank you for all your hard work to bring the truth to light.

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Mightily interesting stuff! Thanks mate. My little county of Kent seems to just sit there forever, unchanging. I'm going to have to research this matter. 😁

Vikings got owned against that bloodline

How did people know then if they were Saxon or Brittain? They were around for 300 years by then not like most of us know that far back. I guess they'd all fight for england anyway.

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On vacation lol but sitting here on the beach in my hammock listening to your vids lol as always bro keep them coming!!

This was so good, thankyou

thank you for the video !

Nice work as always!