The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom

The First King of England is a foundational biography of thelstan (d. 939), the early medieval king whose territorial conquests and shrewd statesmanship united the peoples, languages, and cultures that would come to be known as the 'kingdom of the English'.

• | Author: David Woodman
• | Publisher: Princeton University Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 02, 2025
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• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-13: 9780691249490
• | ISBN-10: 0691249490