The White Horse King by Benjamin Merkle

Benjamin Merkle does an outstanding job in telling his story of the life of Alfred the Great. Merkle tells us about Alfred’s family tree and his accomplishments. He tells us about how Alfred became king of Wessex and how Alfred became known as Alfred the Great. The story unfolds with telling how Britain and, most importantly, Wessex had to continually fight the Vikings (Danes), who were trying to control all of Britain. We are further told how Alfred the Great became Christian and passed this belief onto the people of his kingdom. This book relates how Alfred the Great accomplished many things for Britain. What a book! I immensely enjoyed it. It is very readable. I love history and although I am no history critic, I do feel that anyone who enjoys history would enjoy The White Horse King.