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Next King to Be Dug Up: Alfred the Great?

Archaeologists plan to look for him in unmarked grave

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 5, 2013 12:58 PM CST

(Newser) – Now that Richard III's skeleton has been found in a parking lot, archaeologists are turning their attention to Alfred the Great. The Anglo-Saxon king, who ruled from 871 to 899, is believed to be buried in an unmarked grave at England's St. Bartholomew'...   Read full story »

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