'Alfred in the Neat-herd's Hut', late 19th century. Alfred, given shelter on the Somerset Levels by a woman unaware of his identity and preoccupied by matters of his kingdom, let the cakes burn. King Alfred (849-899 AD) was King of Wessex from 871 to c886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from c886 to 899. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of England".
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