In the Middle Ages, England emerged as one of the most influential and powerful kingdoms in Europe – a far cry from its ...

A new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD, reasserts his right to be called the first king of England, explains why he isn't better known and highlights his many ...

The first monarch to rule over what would later become Great Britain was King Alfred the Great, who was crowned as the King of England in 871 A.D. There wouldn't be a British monarch per se until 1707 ...

Six hundred years before Britain voted for independence from Europe, the Sceptered Isle came the closest it ever has to attaching all of France to its realm. The historian Dan Jones’s “Henry V” argues ...