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“Ah, what shall I be at fifty, should nature keep me alive, if I find the world so bitter when I am but twenty-five?”

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Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great, who reigned from 849 to October 26, 899, was a renowned king of Wessex. During his reign, he successfully resisted the Danish invasions and promoted literature, culture, and education in England. more

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