Alfred the Great? William The Conquer? King Arthur??? Just a few contenders for the title of First King of England - but of ...

Conservator Sally Kilby and Błażej Mikuła photograph inside the folds of a medieval manuscript that was used as the cover for another book later on. - Cambridge University Library Researchers have ...

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 ...

The Devil's Crown was a BBC limited series which dramatised the reigns of three medieval Kings of England: Henry II and his sons Richard the Lionheart and John. It was broadcast in thirteen 55-minute ...

A digital avatar featuring the head and voice of King Richard III has gone on display at York Theatre Royal in northern England. Richard was king of England from 1483 ...

James Norton leads the King and Conqueror cast as Harold of Wessex, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England. Set in the 11th century, the eight-part BBC One drama traces the origins of the Norman ...

What was the most important battle in English history? If you answered the Battle of Hastings, the 1066 A.D. conflict in which the Normans successfully took over the English crown, you’re not alone.

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