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 1707 ...
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Historian seeks recognition for first English king
A University of Cambridge academic has joined calls for greater recognition of the first king of England. Aethelstan ruled England from 927 AD to 939 and united the kings of Wessex, Mercia, ...
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England's forgotten first king deserves to be famous, says Æthelstan biographer as anniversaries approach
A new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD, reasserts his right to be called the first king of England, explains why he isn't better known and highlights his many ...
Æthelstan, crowned in 925, was the first true king of England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and ...
On The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom, by David Woodman. England is old. The history of its foundation remains shrouded in mystery and the allure of myth. Undeniably the ...
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