Athelstan was born around 894 C.E. to Edward the Elder, king of the Anglo-Saxons and the son of Alfred the Great, and Egwina ...
Athelstan rose to become England’s first king in the early 10th century. But his journey to the throne was far from easy. Born to Edward the Elder and his mistress, Athelstan faced opposition due to ...
The Last Kingdom is a historical fiction series based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories series of novels. The Last Kingdom begins in 866 with the Viking conquest of York, when England is ...