After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings ... as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ‘King of all England’. One story tells how ...

But how long ago was the British monarchy established? Which ruler can rightfully call themselves the first King of England? You might assume that this would be an easy question to answer ...

Leading the West Saxon forces was King Æthelred, and his younger brother, the future Alfred the Great. That year, the Danes ...

After Alfred, Anglo-Saxon kings took the Danelaw territories back from the Vikings ... as far as Scotland and was the first king to claim to be ‘King of all England’. One story tells how ...