Julia Martinez
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Julia Martinez was an Editorial Intern at Encyclopaedia Britannica. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2019 with bachelor's degrees in English Language and Literature and Medieval Studies.
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As king of Wessex, Alfred administered his kingdom very efficiently, organizing his finances and precisely measuring services and payments due from tenants of his burghs. The burghs that he had erected and fortified as a defense against Danish attacks were divided into hides, a form of land…
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