From one of today’s leading historians of the early medieval period, an enthralling chronicle of Æthelstan, England’s founder king whose achievements of 927 rival the Norman Conquest of 1066 in shaping Britain as we know it
The First King of England From one of today’s leading historians of the early medieval period, The First King of England is an enthralling chronicle of Æthelstan, England’s founder king whose achievements of 927 rival the Norman Conquest of 1066 in shaping Britain as we know ...Read More
David Woodman on The First King of EnglandDavid Woodman blends masterful storytelling with the latest scholarship to paint a multifaceted portrait of Æthelstan (d. 939)—an immensely important but neglected figure.Read More