They're Coming Home!
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...
Read MoreWelcome to Athelstan 1100
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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Eyes Turn to Carnival and Wessex Week
Anglo-Saxon Malmesbury proved a great hit and a wonderful conclusion to our month of Athelstan 1100 events this summer. Regia Anglorum created an immersive and memorable Anglo-Saxon village for a week...
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Anglo-Saxon Malmesbury - 20th and 21st July
This Saturday the 20th and Sunday 21st of July around 200 re-enactors from Regia Anglorum will be living in an Anglo-Saxon village in Malmesbury's beautiful St Aldhelm's Mead. Come and visit between 1...
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The Malmesbury Times
The first two editions of 'The Malmesbury Times' are out now. All the news from 924 to 939.
Pick up your free copies at The Anglo-Saxon Style Market in Malmesbury this Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm...
Read MoreMALMESBURY'S
BIG Athelstan Dig
Finds Weekend
Saturday 15th March 2025
and
Saturday 16th March 2025
Free Event
Malmesbury Town Hall
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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.
