Seven Kings Must Die closes out The Last Kingdom series and while it was a suitable finale, it really should have been two ...

A “sparky” Wiltshire town has been named one of the best places to live in the southwest by The Sunday Times. The Sunday Times Best Places to Live 2025 published in March lists the 72 best locations ...

Hundreds flocked to Malmesbury Town Hall in the town’s Cross Hayes to see a site-by-site display from Malmesbury’s Big Athelstan Dig. Results from the dig, which took place in July 2024, exceeded ...

The King’s Music Room - Courtesy of Apple Music King Charles is revealing his music favorites. The King, 76, shows off a somewhat eclectic mix of musical go-tos in The King’s Music Room ...

Just call him the dancing King… King Charles has shared a playlist of songs that bring him joy - and ones that have made it "incredibly hard to sit still" - to mark this year's Commonwealth Day.

King Charles is to call for unity and building bridges in what he describes as "these uncertain times" of international tension, in a message to mark Commonwealth Day next week. In the annual ...

Athelstan, Ark. (KATV) — An around the clock closure is scheduled from Monday, March 17 at 8 p.m., until Tuesday, July 15 at 8 a.m. According to the Arkansas Department of Transportation, the ...

But Malmsebury's claim to being the first capital of England, before London and even before Winchester, rests on its special relationship with King Athelstan. Ian Chapman-Curry of the Almost History ...

You may not have heard of Malmesbury in Wiltshire but it has been around for a very long time. Its origins date back to the middle of the sixth century, after the Saxons wrested final control ...

The Queen’s bloodline stretched further back, though, to Athelstan, the first king of England. So, you might well think that there are dozens of glorious memorials – Saxon, Norman, Plantagenet ...

Athelstan rose to become England’s first king in the early 10th century. But his journey to the throne was far from easy. Born to Edward the Elder and his mistress, Athelstan faced opposition due to ...

Athelstan (d. 939) is the first English king to be shown on his coins wearing a crown or circlet. For many people, the king's image on coins was the only likeness of the monarch which they were likely ...