Biographics's video: Athelstan: The First King of England

In the past, we have already looked at the life of Alfred the Great, the King of Wessex who repelled the Viking invasion and proclaimed himself the King of the Anglo-Saxons. Afterward, we studied the tale of his son and heir, Edward the Elder, who continued his father’s Viking-bashing ways, further fortified his position, and even added new territories to his kingdom. So if you want to get the picture in full, maybe watch those two videos first if you haven’t already seen them. The goal both Alfred and Edward had in mind was obvious - to unite England under their rule. But although both men were instrumental in laying the foundations to accomplish this, neither one lived long enough to see their ambition fulfilled. Instead, that honor went to Edward’s son and the final subject in our little trilogy, Athelstan, the first King of England. → Subscribe for new videos at least twice a week! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Love content? Check out our other YouTube Channels: Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw TopTenz: https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet Eric's Links: Cosmic Horror Ebook: https://dl.bookfunnel.com/1cw07o2uyb Storyrant: https://www.youtube.com/@storyrant OEI Analog Horror Experiment: https://www.youtube.com/@officeofextradimensionalint Grimdark Magazine : GdM's catalogue page for the issue is here: https://www.grimdarkmagazine.com/product/grimdark-magazine-39/ Subscriptions available here: https://www.patreon.com/GrimdarkMagazine Karl's Socials: Fact Fiend: https://www.youtube.com/ @FactFiend Wiki Weekends: https://www.youtube.com/ @wikiweekends Untitled Side Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ @untitledsidechannel Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarlSmallwood Further Reading: https://www.salonprivemag.com/aethelstan-the-first-king-of-england/ https://www.salonprivemag.com/aethelstan-the-first-king-of-england/ https://historycooperative.org/king-athelstan/ https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/1151 https://historycooperative.org/king-athelstan/ https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/King-Athelstan/ https://books.google.ro/books?id=wNZEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PR3&redir_esc=y =onepage&q=athelstan&f=false https://historycooperative.org/king-athelstan/ https://www.dib.ie/biography/sitriuc-caech-sigtryggr-a8074 https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/articles/how-was-the-kingdom-of-england-formed https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/657/pg657.html https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/tom-holland-king-astonishing-aethelstan-athelstan/ https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/657/pg657.html https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/tom-holland-king-astonishing-aethelstan-athelstan/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/tom-holland-king-astonishing-aethelstan-athelstan/ https://historycooperative.org/king-athelstan/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/tom-holland-king-astonishing-aethelstan-athelstan/ https://www.bl.uk/people/aethelstan https://archive.org/details/wessexenglandfro0000dumv/page/170/mode/2up?view=theater https://thevikingherald.com/article/who-was-olaf-guthfrithson-the-viking-warlord-who-became-king-of-dublin/547 https://historycooperative.org/king-athelstan/ https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/battle-of-brunanburh/ https://reviews.history.ac.uk/review/1151 https://www.bl.uk/anglo-saxons/articles/how-was-the-kingdom-of-england-formed https://thevikingherald.com/article/who-was-olaf-guthfrithson-the-viking-warlord-who-became-king-of-dublin/547 https://www.historyextra.com/period/anglo-saxon/tom-holland-king-astonishing-aethelstan-athelstan/ More Further Reading The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle David Dumville - Wessex and England William of Malmesbury - The History of the Kings of England British Library History Extra History Cooperative