King Athelstan - 924 ~ 2024

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In 924AD Athelstan became King.

Athelstan was the first King of England and is of huge national importance. He had an incredibly special relationship with our historic town of Malmesbury, in North Wiltshire.

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We've got a special treat for Athelstan fans on Saturday 24th May at 7:30pm in Malmesbury Abbey. Historian Tony McAleavy is opening Malmesbury's celebration of the 1350th anniversary of Aldhelm becomi...

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In 2024 Malmesbury in North Wiltshire celebrated the 1100th anniversary of Athelstan beceoming king. On September 4th 2025 Kingston upon Thames is celebrating the 1100th annivesary of Athelstan's coro...

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Last July, hundreds of budding archaeologists and residents took part in a project to dig test pits all over Malmesbury, in a search of the town’s rich history. Called ‘Malmesbury’s Big Athelstan Dig’...

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Save the Date! The finds from Malmesbury’s Big Athelstan Dig have been cleaned and the brilliant team at Cotswold Archaeology are busy assessing them. They’ll all be back on display in Malmesbury Town...

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Who was King Athelstan?

Everyone has heard of Alfred the Great, but his grandson, King Athelstan, was as impressive. He was the first person to unite the Anglo-Saxons: in other words, he was the very first King of England.

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