were under the control of the Angles. The kingdom of the Jutes ruled Kent and the Saxons, Alfred's people, ruled Essex, Sussex, and Wessex ("Alfred, The Great", n.d.). Alfred was thought to get many of his qualities that he used in his kingdom from his grandfather, King Egbert. King Egbert was aggressive and forced in to hiding just like King Alfred was. King Egbert came out of hiding and took back his throne, just like King Alfred. Without the influences of his grandfather’s reign, King Alfred would
Dumnonii westward toward Cornwall. In the early ninth century King Egbert of Wessex conquered the Dumnonia Kingdom and the Dumnonii were forced to acknowledge Egbert as their overlord. This brought Devon under Saxon control resulting in the loss of independence for this Celtic Kingdom. The 1066 invasion and subjugation of England by William the Conqueror caused tremendous geopolitical upheaval to the entire country, including Devon. Like the rest of the country, the lands of Devon were divided among
a limited West Saxon Victory. The Battle of Basing was a battle on January 22nd, 871 AD at Old Basing in what is now the English county of Hampshire. It was one of a series of battles that took place following an invasion of the then kingdom of Wessex by an army of Danes, remnants of the merged Great Heathen Army and Great Summer Army. The Danes had established a camp at Reading and the previous battles of Englefield, the Battle of Reading and the Battle of Ashdown, had proved indecisive with