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Aethelflaed, Lady of the Mercians
20/30 Martin Carver discusses Aethelflaed, lady of the Mercians and King Alfred's daughter.
Alfred the Great
19/30 Michael Wood discusses Alfred the Great, King of Wessex and king of the Anglo-Saxons.
Law-Makers
18/30 Geoffrey Robertson assesses the ideas, influence and legacy of Anglo-Saxon lawmakers.
Wilfred, the Bishop
17/30 Clare Stancliffe discusses Wilfred, the bishop who introduced music into the liturgy.
Alcuin, the Scholar
16/30 Mary Garrison discusses the scholar Alcuin, regarded as 'the most learned man anywhere'.
Offa, King of the Mercians
15/30 Professor Thomas Charles-Edwards discusses Offa, who was King of Mercia from 757 to 796 AD
The Court of King Alfred
14/30 Jinty Nelson explains how the court of King Alfred was run and how he rewarded his thegns.
Caedmon, the Oldest Surviving English Poet
13/30 Writer David Almond discusses Caedmon, the earliest English poet whose name is known.
Bede, the Father of English History
12/30 Scholar of the Anglo-Saxons Lilian Groves explores the life and times of St Bede.
The Beowulf Bard
11/30 Nobel Prize-winner the late Seamus Heaney's portrait of the great Anglo-Saxon Beowulf bard
