Alf's gone but don't panic - our dynamic duo Ted and Flaed are on the job (Red's not feeling well)

Time for Alfred to show us just how bloody great he is. Go Alf.

Just about time to put Alfred back in his box. I’m going to miss this guy.

Alfred has taken on the top job just at a time when the pressure is really on. And things are going pear shaped rapidly. No sign of any hashtag the Great in this episode – Alfred is down to his last burnt cake and in deep excrement.

The Mortuary Chests in Winchester Cathedral – possibly containing Ecgbert and Aethelwulf

This week is all about the big guy - the facts and the fiction. And of course our dear old Danes.

Alfred's dear old Dad and of course time to meet the fun loving Danes.

Dear me, I had forgotten all about this guy and thought we should have a chat.

This weeks episode dumps us in the Dark Ages. Rome is gone and the Barbarian Hordes are hoping into the place.

This week we join the brave Claudius as he successfully invades and captures Britannia amazingly quickly. Then he nicks off back to Rome and lets the legions get with a rather lengthy mopping up process. Just as we are all getting quite accustomed to having the Romans running the place, they nick off! Oh dear, … Continue reading Episode 2 Here’s Claudius and his fun loving Romans

Episode 1 takes us from pre-history Britain through to Caesars couple of visits and his death in 54BCE. Along the way, we find out that indigenous Britons turned up about 15,000 years ago but soon found themselves sharing with Celts and Saxons. The area that is now England had 2-5 cultures and languages and was … Continue reading Episode 1 15,000 BCE to 56 BCE