Sir Alfred Edward East, RA, RBA (15 December 1844 – 28 September 1913) was an English painter. East was born in Kettering in Northamptonshire and studied...
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Two vessels served the British East India Company (EIC) as East Indiamen named Alfred: Alfred (1772 EIC ship) was launched in 1772 and made four voyages...
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Viking-ruled Danelaw, composed of Scandinavian York, the north-east Midlands and East Anglia. Alfred also oversaw the conversion of Viking leader Guthrum to...
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Alfred William East was a New Zealand politician. He represented the Omata electorate on the Taranaki Provincial Council from 5 November 1855 to 13 December...
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Guthrum (redirect from Guthrum of East Anglia)
kingdoms of East Anglia, Northumbria, and parts of Mercia, and overran Alfred the Great's Wessex, but were ultimately defeated by Alfred at the Battle...
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Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures...
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between the larger cities of Gqeberha and East London and 30 kilometres (19 mi) east of Cannon Rocks. Port Alfred was established in the early 1820s by British...
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the N2 north-east of Gqeberha with East London via Port Alfred. It provides an alternative to the N2 for travel between Gqeberha and East London. The R72...
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Alfred "Ali" Neumann (15 December 1909 – 8 January 2001) was an East German politician. He was a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the...
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The Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum is a 9th-century peace agreement between Alfred of Wessex and Guthrum, the Viking ruler of East Anglia. It sets out the...
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Alfred Thaddeus Crane Pennyworth, originally Alfred Beagle and commonly known simply as Alfred, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books...
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Alfred (Alfred Ernest Albert; 6 August 1844 – 30 July 1900) was sovereign Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from 22 August 1893 until his death in 1900. He...
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Kettering's Heritage Quarter houses the Manor House Museum and the Alfred East Gallery. The magnificent Boughton House, Queen Eleanor cross and the...
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Alfred Lalruotsang (born 26 June 2003) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club NorthEast United. He is...
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Alfred Josef Ferdinand Jodl (German: [ˈjoːdl̩] ; 10 May 1890 – 16 October 1946) was a German Generaloberst who served as the Chief of the Operations Staff...
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Battle of Edington (category Alfred the Great)
At the Battle of Edington, an army of the kingdom of Wessex under Alfred the Great defeated the Great Heathen Army led by the Dane Guthrum sometime between...
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replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century. The term "Middle East" has led to some confusion over...
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Alfred Thayer Mahan (/məˈhæn/; September 27, 1840 – December 1, 1914) was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most...
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Mercia, although they still occupied Northumbria, East Anglia and eastern Mercia. Edward's parents, Alfred and Ealhswith, married in 868. Ealhswith's father...
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north of Seaford, or Battle Abbey, 25 mi (40 km) to the north-east. The Proverbs of Alfred survive in four manuscripts of the 13th century: Cotton Galba...
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Alfred's Tower is a folly in Somerset, England, on the edge of the border with Wiltshire, on the Stourhead estate. The tower stands on Kingsettle Hill...
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Alfred-Pellan (formerly Duvernay and Laval East) is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons...
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by defeating King Edmund of East Anglia at Hoxne and conquering East Anglia. Once again, the brothers Æthelred and Alfred attempted to stop Ivar by attacking...
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Alfred Neumann may refer to: Alfred Neumann (writer) (1895–1952) Alfred Neumann (architect) (1900–1968) Alfred Neumann (East German politician) (1909–2001)...
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Alfred Nu Steele (April 24, 1901 – April 19, 1959) was an American soft drink businessman who was the president and later chairman of the board of Pepsi-Cola...
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Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS (/ˈtɛnɪsən/; 6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892), was an English poet. He was the Poet Laureate during much of Queen...
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Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) was an English director and filmmaker. Popularly known as the "Master of Suspense" for his use of innovative film techniques...
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Alfred Lennon (14 December 1912 – 1 April 1976), also known as Freddie Lennon, was an English seaman and singer who was best known as the father of musician...
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Great Heathen Army (category Kingdom of East Anglia)
East Anglia, conquering it and killing its king. The army moved to winter quarters in Thetford. In 871, the Vikings moved on to Wessex, where Alfred the...
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The Last Kingdom (category Cultural depictions of Alfred the Great)
- Alfred's wife, who dislikes Uhtred Æthelwold - Alfred's nephew and acquaintance of Uhtred Ealdorman Odda - Ealdorman of Wessex King Edmund of East Anglia...
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