But, while it is well known that she descends from William the Conqueror, she also counts among her ancestors Alfred the Great, who lived from circa 848 to 899.

Essendon great turned footy commentator Jobe Watson and his family have been left heartbroken by the development, which broke soon after the AFL postponed games in Queensland.

'Alfred the Great is my 34th grandfather' A man from Amesbury says he has traced his family tree back to King Alfred the Great.

Alfred Taubman funeral: A 'great American story' Friends and family celebrated the life of mall developer, art giant and philanthropist Alfred Taubman, who died Friday at age 91.

Idea was to show that Alfred, Prince of Wessex, who became the first and only British King to be called 'Great', was not just a guy who burned the cakes.

Alfred searched Europe for all the great educators that every child in his dominion should have the best instruction, while the present hero of Wantage, our Richard, crowds the streets of his city ...

Sir Walter adds nothing new to the knowledge of Alfred, but in this little book of less than 200 pages presents a clear picture of Alfred's environment and childhood, his education, his wars, and ...

“Spaghetti boy” was just one of a few nicknames that Alfred Ronzoni Jr. – the great-grandson of the Ronzoni Macaroni Company founder – was taunted with growing up. But not e… ...

1034: King Canute is one of those shadowy figures from the Dark Ages — like Arthur and Alfred the Great — who has passed into legend.

Archaeologists carried out the exhumation of an unmarked grave at St Bartholomew's Church in Winchester, Hampshire, this morning on church orders.

'Alfred the Great is my 34th grandfather' A man from Amesbury says he has traced his family tree back to King Alfred the Great.