Things We Forgot to Remember - Series 4 - Alfred the Great

Michael Portillo presents a series revisiting the great moments of history to discover that they often conceal other events of equal but forgotten importance. Michael examines the reputation of Alfred the Great. He explores the reality of Alfred's reign in Wessex and questions the extent to which he was the great saviour of popular belief. He also suggests that the most important thing about Alfred's reign may have been the way in which he sponsored the reporting of it in the form of the Anglo Saxon Chronicles.