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Apr 15, 2024 · The Kingdom of England is often considered to have been officially unified under King Æthelstan, who ruled from 924 to 939. Æthelstan was the first king to secure the allegiance of all major Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, including Northumbria, which had been partially under Viking control.
Apr 16, 2024 · First King of England. England. Æthelstan, often hailed by modern historians as the first King of England, is considered a significant figure in the West Saxon dynasty, although his accomplishments were long overshadowed by his grandfather, Alfred the Great.
2 days ago · After a more general and theoretical introduction, the first chapter states the claim for Æthelstan’s recognition as the first king of England and briefly surveys some of the martial and political highlights of his reign.
Apr 19, 2024 · Ethelred the Unready (born 968?—died April 23, 1016, London, England) was the king of the English from 978 to 1013 and from 1014 to 1016. He was an ineffectual ruler who failed to prevent the Danes from overrunning England.
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1 day ago · Where traditional scholarship holds that such innovations were rooted in the age of Alfred (871–99) and Æthelstan (924–39), Molyneaux makes a compelling case that there is little evidence for a centrally directed royal administration or a precisely defined territorial kingdom before at least the 960s.
5 days ago · Bond is sent at the last minute to thwart an attempt to disrupt the coronation by the deadly megalomaniac Æthelstan of Wessex, who is on a mission of his own to rule the United Kingdom and rewrite history. Can Bond thwart his plans by infiltrating Æthelstan’s private army and ending his reign of terror before it begins?
4 days ago · King Æthelstan c. 893/895 –939 King of the Anglo-Saxons r. 924–927 King of the English r. 927–939: Ælfweard of Wessex c. 902 –924 Second son of King Edward the Elder And Queen Ælfflæd: Charles III 879–929 King of Western Francia and King of Lotharingia: Eadgifu of Wessex Queen of the West Franks 902– after 955 Daughter of King ...
