It may also be based on Alfred's later having accompanied his father on a pilgrimage to Rome where he spent some time at the court of Charles the Bald, King of the Franks, around 854 – 855.

When King Æthelwulf died in 858, Wessex was ruled by three of Alfred's brothers in succession, Æthelbald, Æthelbert and Æthelred.

King Alfred's Tower ( 1772 ) on the supposed site of Egbert's Stone, the mustering place before the Battle of Ethandun.

King Alfred's ( Alfred the Great ) translation of Orosius ' history of the world uses Angelcynn (- kin ) to describe England and the English people ; Bede used Angelfolc (- folk ); there are also such forms as Engel, Englan ( the people ), Englaland, and Englisc, all showing i-mutation.

It was first mentioned as " Ilfing " in The Voyages of Ohthere and Wulfstan which was written in Anglo-Saxon in King Alfred's reign using information from a Viking who had visited the area.

Æthelflæd is mentioned by King Alfred's biographer Asser, who calls her the first-born child of Alfred and Ealhswith and a sister to Edward, Æthelgifu, Ælfthryth and Æthelweard.

The term Anglo-Saxon thus reflects King Alfred's diplomatic integration of the Mercians Angles and the Saxons.

In 1660 when a replacement crown called St Edward's Crown was cast for the coronation of Charles II the gold from the aforementioned King Alfred's Crown ( the original crown of Edward the Confessor ) was used, so presumably even after the various jewels had been melted down strenuous efforts were made to recover their components.

In addition to the Life of King Alfred, Asser is credited by Alfred as one of several scholars who assisted with Alfred's translation of Gregory's Regula Pastoralis ( Pastoral Care ).

Asser, mentor of King Alfred the Great, and writer of his biography, was a monk at St David's before being called into Alfred's service.

" Æthelweard's Account of the Last Years of King Alfred's Reign.

The Leland Trail begins at King Alfred's Tower on the Wiltshire / Somerset border and finishes at Ham Hill Country Park.

In 1773 Barrington published an edition of Orosius, with King Alfred's Saxon version, and an English translation with original notes.

* King Alfred's Tower, Stourhead, Wiltshire, England

In the same year he was awarded an Honorary D. Litt by the University of Winchester, formerly King Alfred's College.

The archaeology students of King Alfred's also participated in a 10-year project led by Aston to investigate the manor of Shapwick in Somerset.

On the other hand, William of Malmesbury, relying on a poem, related that Edward's eldest son ( by his first wife Ecgwynn ), Athelstan, succeeded directly under the terms of King Alfred's will ( since lost ).

He was educated at the state comprehensive Wandsworth School for Boys and King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester ( since 2004 the University of Winchester ), studying English and History from 1982 – 1985, and at King's College London.

There is one state secondary school in Wantage, King Alfred's College, and some ten primary schools.

King Alfred's Grammar School was designed by the architect J.

King Alfred's Tower ( 1772 ) on one supposed site of Egbert's Stone, the mustering place before the battle.

Kings lodge school, a primary school in Chippenham was named after King Alfred's Hunting lodge.

According to Bishop Asser's Life of King Alfred Chippenham was, under Alfred's reign, a royal vill ; historians have also argued, from its proximity to the royal forests at Melksham and Barden, that it was probably a hunting lodge.

Sherborne was made the capital of Wessex, one of the seven Saxon kingdoms of England, and King Alfred's elder brothers King Ethelbert and King Ethelbald are buried in the abbey.

" and Mahatma Gandhi's message of nonviolent resistance in India, inspiring Martin Luther King, Jr .' s " I Have a Dream " speech at the Washington Monument in 1963.

The King replied: " Tomorrow you will swear to that at the Dolphin's Monument.

The Queen Elizabeth Way Monument, near Toronto, with the Effigy | effigies of Queen Elizabeth and King George VI

Monument off U. S. Highway 83 to George Preston Humphreys ( 1899-1979 ), the manager of the 6666 Ranch, who also served as King County sheriff from 1928-1948

Map ( 1841 ) showing Dea's Point, the original Hamilton Monument, and Highwood, the estate of James Gore King.

During 1988, an identical statue was unveiled in Morgedal, Norway by King Olav V. During 1993, the Sondre Norheim Eternal Flame Monument was added to the Scandinavian Heritage Park.

The Monument of King William IV who bequeathed Aula to the university in 1837

Monument with insignia of King Rama IX within Wat Phra Kaew showing the Octagonal Throne with a discus with Thai numeral 9 inside and a seven-tiered Umbrella of State

* The King Taksin Monument-a Monument to a Great Warrior.

King Mangrai | Mengrai Monument at Chiang Rai Province

Bank and Monument are interlinked London Underground and Docklands Light Railway stations that form a public transport complex spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London.

Monument of King Max II, Maximilianstrasse in Munich

It was in the City of London, on King William Street, just south of the present Monument station.

The station tunnel itself is situated beneath Monument Street and runs east-west across King William Street, ending beneath Arthur Street.

North end of King William Street looking towards Monument tube station.

The disused King William Street tube station was sited on the road, on the corner of Monument Street.

Cannon Street starts at St Paul's Cathedral, and goes east, meeting Queen Victoria Street near Mansion House tube station, passing Cannon Street station, and finally meeting King William Street and Gracechurch Street near Monument tube station.

At its southern end, the street begins near Christopher Wren's Monument to the Great Fire of London, at a junction with King William Street, Eastcheap and Cannon Street.

At its western end, the modern Eastcheap begins at a junction between Gracechurch Street, Cannon Street, and King William Street near Monument tube station, and continues into Great Tower Street at its eastern end.

The Monument of Christ the King is located on the Santa Apolonia Mountain and is one of the largest in Mexico.

The National Wallace Monument standing atop the Abbey Craig. The defeat of Surrey at the Battle of Stirling Bridge was the zenith of Moray ’ s campaign against King Edward.

Monument to King Daniel, built in 2001, in Lviv, Ukraine.

The Stoney Creek Dairy on King Street — with a stylized Battlefield Monument in its logo — has offered frozen treats to people in the region for decades under a variety of ownership, the current one being Ben & Jerry's.

The intention for C & BR powers was to adapt them to provide a new station at King William Street, which would have pedestrian subway connections to the C & SLR's Bank station and the Metropolitan District Railway's ( MDR's ) Monument station.