A portrait of Aethelstan, who was King of England from 924 until 939 A.D. Although Aethelstan is generally agreed to be England's first true king, a number of other figures—and factors—make ...

Beginning in 927, Aethelstan was acknowledged as the first King of England. At this point, he also defined the borders with ...

The first monarch to rule over what would later become Great Britain was King Alfred the Great, who was crowned as the King of England in 871 A.D. There wouldn't be a British monarch per se until ...

From a noted chronicler of the medieval period, a new biography of the first Anglo-Saxon king to rule over a united England. His achievement in conquering the Viking kingdom at York in 927 (almost ...

Wiltshire town find medieval treasure in hunt for England's first king. Residents of an historic Wiltshire town were left in awe when a National Lottery-funded archaeological dig turned up ...

Charity plans statue to England's first king. Published. 6 May 2021. Museum buys coin of first King of England. Published. 6 January 2023. The 'gangster' monk who tormented a medieval town.

England was born on this battlefield. Why can’t historians find it? When the Battle of Brunanburh was over in 937, five kings, seven earls, and “an uncountable army” were said to have died ...