Alfred the Great: The Truth Teller, Maker of England, 848-899

He has been classed with Canute, William the Conqueror, Henry II and Edward I as one of the “conscious creators of England’s greatness,” but to this day Alfred remains the only English King to be called “the Great.” First published in 1915, Lee’s comprehensive biography of Alfred the Great also highlights his military defeats, victories and reorganisations, without which he may not have lived to initiate such important changes.