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, ...

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 ...

A woman says she will "keep fighting" to protect three trees she fears could be damaged by plans for a potential new statue. The statue will pay tribute to Athelstan, the grandson of Alfred the Great, ...

In a world determined to sideline her, Empress Matilda tested the medieval world's understanding of who could rule.