23. Q. Who was the most eminent among the kings of this line? A. Alfred the Great.
24. Q. What enemy of England did King Alfred finally subdue? A. The Danes.
25. Q. How did King Alfred attempt to improve the condition of the people? A. By wise laws, schools, and books, which he either translated, or caused to be translated, from Greek and Latin.
26. Q. During the reign of Athelstane, grandson of Alfred the Great, what abbot obtained prominence, and was really the ruler of England during the continuance of the greater part of the Saxon line? A. Dunstan.
27. Q. What line of kings succeeded the Saxon? A. The Danish line.
28. Q. How long did the Danish line hold control? A. Twenty-four years.
29. Q. What three kings reigned during the continuance of the Danish line? A. Canute, and his two sons, Harold Harefoot and Hardicanute.
30. Q. After the death of Hardicanute, for how long a time Was the Saxon line restored? A. Twenty-five years.
31. Q. What conquest of England was made in 1066? A. The Norman conquest, by William the Conqueror.