In conversation: Michael Wood on the West Saxon king Æthelstan
Historian Michael Wood talks to HistoryExtra premium content editor Rachel Dinning about the 10th-century ruler Æthelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great and the first West Saxon king to effectively rule over all of England
Who was Æthelstan? What were his greatest achievements? And how does he stack up to his grandfather, Alfred the Great? In this 25-minute video, historian Michael Wood answers everything you need to know about the 10th-century Æthelstan, who was the first West Saxon king to effectively rule over all of England.
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Rachel Dinning is the Premium Content Editor at HistoryExtra, website of BBC History Magazine and BBC History Revealed.
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