Athelstan rose to become England’s first king in the early 10th century. But his journey to the throne was far from easy.

The dates of the later coins show that the hoard was buried after the Anglo Saxon king, Athelstan, conquered Northumbria in AD 927. Uniting the two kingdoms, Athelstan was the first king who could ...

You may not have heard of Malmesbury in Wiltshire but it has been around for a very long time. Its origins date back to the middle of the sixth century, after the Saxons wrested final control ...

In 937, at the battle of Brunanburh, Athelstan led a force drawn from Britain and defeated an invasion by the king of Scotland in alliance with the Welsh and Danes from Dublin. Athelstan was a ...