How England Was Forged by War - Medieval History DOCUMENTARY
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Animation: Michael Merc youtube.com/@MercenaryCamp, Kate Korolko
Artwork: Viktoriia Lafazan
Script: Michael McComb
Narration: Liam Taylor
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00:00:00 - England Before England: The Anglo-Saxon Patchwork
00:02:21 - Vikings Arrive: From Lindisfarne to Coastal Terror
00:04:42 - The Great Heathen Army: Conquest of the Old Kingdoms
00:06:47 - Alfred’s Darkest Hour: Chippenham, Marshes, and Survival
00:08:54 - Edington 878: The Battle That Saved Wessex
00:10:41 - Building a Fortress Kingdom: Burhs, Reforms, and Mercian Alliance
00:12:41 - Edward & Æthelflæd Strike Back: Breaking the Danelaw (910–918)
00:19:39 - Æthelstan & the Birth of England: York Taken, Realm United (927)
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