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  1. 8 hours ago · He was undoubtedly influenced by his father’s vision of a united and prosperous England. When Alfred died in 899, Edward inherited the throne, facing a complex situation. While Wessex was secure, the Viking threat remained, and various smaller Anglo-Saxon kingdoms still existed across England.

  2. 8 hours ago · The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. [4] The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ...

  3. 8 hours ago · Wessex, England (United Kingdom) Death: April 15, 1053 (65-66) Winchester, Hampshire, England. Place of Burial: Old Minster, England. Immediate Family: Son of Wulfnoth Cild, Earl of Sussex. Husband of Gytha, countess of Wessex and Thyra Svendsdatter of Denmark