From Alfred to Henry III, 871–1272 by Christopher N. L. Brooke (first published 1961; later editions including Cardinal 1974 and Norton Library reprints) is a scholarly survey of English history spanning four centuries. It covers the reign of Alfred the Great, the consolidation of the English kingdom, the Danish invasions, the Norman Conquest, and the Angevin empire under Henry II, concluding with the reign of Henry III.