Thursday marks the anniversary of the death of King Æthelstan (or Athelstan) who is widely regarded as the first King of England. He reigned as King of the Anglo-Saxons from 924-927 before becoming ...

The charming wedding of Prince Harry and the American Meghan Markle last May 19 has made the news on both sides of the Atlantic. On the morning of his wedding, the queen made the young prince duke of ...

Who is Athelstan in ‘Vikings’? Athelstan is a former Saxon monk from Lindisfarne in Northumbria in England. Ragnar abducts him, taking him as a slave in the first-ever raid on England. Athelstan can ...

Athelstan is a monk at the Lindisfarne monastery when Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) takes him as a slave. It was Ragnar’s fist raid on England and it was more than successful. He takes Athelstan as ...

Introducing the Athelstan 1100 project celebrating the 1100th anniversary of Athelstan becoming King. In 2024, Malmesbury in Wiltshire will play host to a bumper programme of events to mark the 1100th ...

The coin shows Athelstan in a crown with an inscription round the edges. A rare coin showing a king who ruled more than a thousand years ago has been bought by the museum bearing his name. Anglo-Saxon ...

A 100-mile new walking and cycling route linking 36 churches across North Wiltshire is being officially opened on Sunday. The Athelstan Pilgrim Way takes in some of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding ...

THE LOCATION of a bloody conflict that secured England's destiny has reportedly been discovered in Merseyside. Archaeologists say they've pinpointed the Battle of Brunanburh, fought in 937 AD, to a ...

THE LOCATION of a bloody conflict that secured England’s destiny has reportedly been discovered in Merseyside. Archaeologists say they’ve pinpointed the Battle of Brunanburh, fought in 937 AD, to a ...