Marking the 1100th anniversary of 脝thelstan鈥檚 coronation, and the upcoming 1100th anniversary of the birth of England, leading Cambridge historian David Woodman explores the reign of England鈥檚 founder king, whose achievements of 927, when he conquered the Vikings at York, rival the Norman Conquest in shaping Britain as we know it. Starting with the reign of King Alfred the Great (脝thelstan鈥檚 grandfather), he traces the outline of 脝thelstan鈥檚 life and the ways in which he first created the 鈥榢ingdom of the English鈥� and went on to create a vision for England on a European scale.
David Woodman is Professor of History at Robinson College, the University of Cambridge. His recent biography of 脝thelstan is published by 快色直播: The First King of England: 脝thelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom.