Alfred the Great stone plaque

Stourhead, Somerset, England, United Kingdom

ALFRED THE GREAT AD 879 on this Summit Erected his Standard Against Danish Invaders To him we owe the origin of (juries) The Establishment of (a militia) The Creation of a Naval Force ALFRED The Lion of a (benighted) Age Was a Philosopher and a Christian The Father of his People The Founder of the E

nglish MONARCHY and LIBERTY.

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