King Athelstan was the grandson of Alfred the Great, whose coronation at Kingston preceded his unification of England as Rex ...

On the 1,100th year anniversary of the coronation of England's first king, children joined a celebration to remember him.

Britain appears to be a nation on the verge of Norman-conquest mania. In July, the prime minister and the French president ...

TWO royals, William and Harry – who were once close – now hate each other and are headed for a showdown. Harry is married to a determined woman and lives abroad in exile. William is devoted to his ...

BBC One's epic historical drama King & Conqueror, starring James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, dropped on August 24, 2025.

A South Western Railway train has received a new name to honour a forgotten royal with a very local collection. The train ...

Cambridge professor launches campaign to restore Æthelstan to British history after 1,100 years of neglect despite unifying the kingdom in 927.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and James Norton have shared a message with anyone who has an issue with the new series King & Conqueror. The Danish actor plays a young William The Conqueror in the BBC’s new ...

A train has been named after a very famous royal once voted England's 'greatest monarch' during a ceremony where it was ...

Through conquering the last Viking kingdom, York, in 927, Aethelstan became the first Anglo-Saxon to rule the entirety of ...

Britain's 'greatest monarch' has been honoured by having a train named after them, but you'd be wrong if you thought it was ...

Created by Michael Robert Johnson, King & Conqueror, is an epic historical drama series that is also written by Johnson.