... the emerging of the Church of England (Yorke B 1990). The Archbishop Mathew Parker also promoted Alfred's reputation with his edition of 'Assers life of Alfred' in 1574, and in John foxes book on Martyrs in the 16th Century. This book mixed fiction and fact together including heroic stories of Alfred. It was during this time that the epithet 'The Great' was applied, never used in the Angle Saxon period. During the Victorian era, when national pride was at its greatest throughout Europe including England. Alfred's name was widely used being classed as being the 'most perfect character in history,'(Yorke B1990) a man who was proud of his country, who showed great leadership and was religious. A man who cared a great deal about his Christian morals. It is these reasons that would suggest why he was named 'the great'. We have many sources concerning Alfred the Great. One primary ...

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