How much do you really know about the history of the United Kingdom? What passes for “British history” is, all too often, merely the history of England with bits of the histories of Scotland, Wales ...
Æthelstan became the first King of the English in 927 by uniting previously independent kingdoms. The book "The First King of England" by David Woodman details the formation of the English kingdom.
Scholars say Aethelstan was likely the first king of England. But the story of his rise to power is complex. A portrait of Aethelstan, who was King of England from 924 until 939 A.D, in a book ...