Search For Alfred The Great Intensifies After The Discovery Of King Richard III's Remains [Getty Images]

WINCHESTER, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 06: A general view of a statue of Alfred The Great on February 6, 2013 in Winchester, England. King Alfred lived from 849 AD to 899 AD and is the only English monarch to be afforded the title The Great. Following the recent discovery of Richard III's remains, archaeologists trying to locate Alfred the Great have applied to exhume bones from an unmarked grave at St Bartholomew Church. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

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