England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and cultural patronage that shaped England’s identity. From ...

How did chemist Alfred Lucas, dubbed "Egypt's Sherlock Holmes," save the fragile treasures recovered from King Tut's tomb?

A University of Cambridge academic has joined calls for greater recognition of the first king of England. Aethelstan ruled England from 927 AD to 939 and united the kings of Wessex, Mercia, ...

Ruling from 871 to 899, Alfred the Great defended Wessex against Viking invasions and laid the foundations for a unified England through military, legal, and educational reforms. 'Won't happen again': ...

A new biography of Æthelstan marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD, reasserts his right to be called the first king of England, explains why he isn't better known and highlights his many ...

Long before the Battle of Hastings or the Magna Carta, a visionary king quietly forged the nation of England—yet few today ...

A royal which was once declared England's "greatest monarch" has received a train named after them - and for those who thought it would be Queen Elizabeth II, they'd be wrong. Queen Elizabeth II ...

When you think of the capital of England, London's iconic landmarks like Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament immediately spring to mind. But this wasn't always the case — 300 years before London took ...

I feel I must also put on record, that in my time as special adviser on Northern Ireland to former taoiseach Leo Varadkar, no one was more helpful to me or gave better advice than Bertie Ahern. He did ...

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