Miniseries (E:3)
2013
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King Alfred and the Anglo Saxons
Number of Season: 1 | Number of Episodes: 3
Michael Wood argues that the most important and influential British kings were a father, son and grandson who lived over a thousand years ago during the age of the Vikings.
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