King Alfred

Englander 1 · 26-10-2007, 10:39 AM

October 26th is the feast or black letter day of King Alfred the Great. So on King Alfred's Day and in memory of him, without whom our England would never have come into existence, I wish you all a very happy King Alfred's Day on this 1080th anniversary of England's Nations Statehood!

Little Englander (sour) · 26-10-2007, 11:41 AM

Thank you kind sir, have you any cake.

rjt · 26-10-2007, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Englander 1

October 26th is the feast or black letter day of King Alfred the Great. So on King Alfred's Day and in memory of him, without whom our England would never have come into existence, I wish you all a very happy King Alfred's Day on this 1080th anniversary of England's Nations Statehood!

Thanks very much

Andrew Constantine · 26-10-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Englander 1

October 26th is the feast or black letter day of King Alfred the Great. So on King Alfred's Day and in memory of him, without whom our England would never have come into existence, I wish you all a very happy King Alfred's Day on this 1080th anniversary of England's Nations Statehood!

Englander1

What a great post! Please will you join me in a campaign to bring Alfred's remarkable achivements more to England's notice.

Shall we campaign for a public holiday in his honour?

arden forester · 26-10-2007, 01:59 PM

Alfred the Great came in at 14th on the BBC's list of 100 Great Britons, along with the likes of Julie Andrews and Johnny Rotten!

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | TV and Radio | 100 great British heroes

Alfred was a great proponent of legal systems (our Common Law probably stems from his activities) and he approved of education as a tool for advancement. He should be around today!

He was King of the West Saxons, but was keen on the kingdoms uniting. More Wessex than English, but nevertheless a good egg (if not necessarily a good cook!)

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Englander 1 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: WARWICKSHIRE Posts: 390 Party: English Democrats	King Alfred October 26th is the feast or black letter day of King Alfred the Great. So on King Alfred's Day and in memory of him, without whom our England would never have come into existence, I wish you all a very happy King Alfred's Day on this 1080th anniversary of England's Nations Statehood!

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26-10-2007, 11:41 AM	#2 (permalink)
Little Englander (sour) Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 949 Party: English Democrats	Thank you kind sir, have you any cake.