Long before the Battle of Hastings or the Magna Carta, a visionary king quietly forged the nation of England—yet few today know his name. As Britain marks 1,100 years since Æthelstan's coronation, a ...

Aethelstan: a royal who united Britain, doesn't get the needed honor of first English King—historians want to change it Several historians are asking Aethelstan to be considered the first English king ...

Æthelstan, crowned in 925, was the first true king of England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and ...

Kaina Makua steps into the role of the first king of a united Hawai‘i in the new historic epic, Chief of War. When Jason Momoa told Kaina Makua he wanted him to play King Kamehameha in his new TV show ...