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01 February 2026

Æthelwulf of Wessex | The Forgotten King Who Made Alfred “Great”

From thehistorysquad


Travel back to Anglo-Saxon England and meet the man history forgot. In this episode, Kevin Hicks reveals the remarkable life of Æthelwulf of Wessex – warrior king, reformer, pilgrim to Rome, and the father who laid the foundations for Alfred “the Great.” Discover how Æthelwulf fought the Vikings, reshaped kingship, and put Wessex on the international stage. Without him, there would have been no Alfred, and perhaps no England as we know it.

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