King Edward the Elder, son and successor of Alfred the Great of England, had many children.
Æthelstan, Anglo-Saxon King of England
July 10, 2014 By
Æthelstan was the first King of Wessex to bring together all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England. He was well educated, very pious and a collector of saints relics and manuscripts. He was also a formidable warrior.
The Origins of Local Society in late Anglo-Saxon England
November 9, 2013 By
The Origins of Local Society in late Anglo-Saxon England Hirokazu Tsurushima Paper given at: The Third Japanese-Korean Conference of British History (2008) Abstract The purpose of this paper is to show the issues surrounding the origins of local society in late ‘Anglo-Saxon’ England, by examining a single original document from 968. A local society not […]
Æthelstan, “King of all Britain” : royal and imperial ideology in tenth-century England
May 7, 2012 By
This thesis examines how King Æthelstan legitimized and systematized his claims of power and status through a royal ideology, how that ideology emerged, what it consisted of, and how it manifested itself in his kingship and diplomacy.
The Secrets of a Dark Ages King
January 3, 2012 By
In his own lifetime, Athelstan, the grandson of Alfred of Great, was praised as ‘the English Charlemagne.’ By defeating the combined armies of Danes, Scots and Welsh in the Battle of Brunanburh in 937 AD, Athelstan could rightly claim the title of ‘King of all Britain.’
The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166
September 14, 2011 By
The Justification of the Conquest Chapter 1 of Conquered England: Kingship, Succession, and Tenure 1066-1166 Garnett, George Abstract The author of the D manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle was almost certainly a member of Archbishop Ealdred of York’s household. He was, therefore, probably at the centre of events during 1066, and his testimony deserves to be […]
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