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Hace 3 días · In 924 Æthelstan apparently won recognition in Mercia as king – probably in part because he had been raised there – while in Wessex his younger half-brother Ælfweard was elected by the local witan.
Hace 2 días · That Wessex stood when the other kingdoms had fallen must be put down to Alfred’s courage and wisdom, to his defensive measures in reorganizing his army, to his building fortresses and ships, and to his diplomacy, which made the Welsh kings his allies.
Hace 5 días · After Wihtred’s death in 725 and Ine’s abdication in 726, both Kent and Wessex had internal troubles and could not resist the Mercian kings Aethelbald and Offa. The great age of Mercia Aethelbald succeeded in 716 to the rule of all the Midlands and to the control of Essex and London.
Hace 6 días · When and where was Athelstan born? Who were his mother and siblings, what was the status of his mother? What was his relationship with Mercia and role of his aunt? Was Athelstan related to Aldhelm? Succession in 924 and the significance of 927; What is known of him as a man and king? What gifts did he give to Malmesbury?
Hace 6 días · Por su parte, la reina Camila ha optado por un modelo en color gris pastel, mientras que Sophie de Wessex ha puesto el toque de color con un modelo amarillo más alegre y llamativo.
Hace 6 días · Hywel, possibly inspired by admiration for the Wessex court but more probably constrained by the power of King Athelstan (died 939), accepted the status of a sub-regulus, or under-king, of the king of Wessex.
Hace 2 días · We have a range of walk, talks, tours and workshops at the Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, and the Rausing Building.
