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 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 ...

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 ...

Walkers and churchgoers have been enjoying the newly opened Athelstan Pilgrim Way (APW) in North Wiltshire. The new pilgrimage route, which was opened on Sunday, will connect 36 churches in the North ...

Have you even heard of him? Ask any child in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames (there is a clue in the name) and they will tell you that he was the first of the seven Saxon kings who were ...

A train has been named King Athelstan - marking the 1,100-year anniversary of the coronation of England's first and 'greatest' monarch. Podcaster and historian Tom Holland joined with South Western ...

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, ...

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 King Athelstan has an empty memorial tomb in Malmesbury Abbey and is ...