King Charles and Pope Leo are to become the first British monarch and pontiff to pray together at a church service since the ...

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 ...

The Athelstan Pilgrim Way, a new 100-mile trail in Wiltshire, recalls the reign of England's first king 1,100 years after his ...

Scholars say Aethelstan was likely the first king of England. But the story of his rise to power is complex. A portrait of Aethelstan, who was King of England from 924 until 939 A.D, in a book ...

UNDER STRICT EMBARGO UNTIL 19:01 (US ET) ON MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2025 / 00:01AM (UK TIME) ON TUESDAY 2 ND SEPTEMBER 2025 A groundbreaking new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his ...

King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived in Rome at the start of a historic state visit to the Vatican, where they will ...

There have been only eight reigning queens in the history of the British monarchy Stephanie Kaloi is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. She has also written ...

We're just days away from a coronation ceremony that hasn't been seen in the United Kingdom for seven decades. King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla will be crowned May 6 – just days short of the ...

In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by history. For a king who achieved so much, Æthelstan is a remarkably ...

King Charles will become the first reigning English monarch since Henry VIII split from Rome in 1534 to pray publicly with a ...