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On This Day, 16th April 928, King Athelstan was in Exeter, attesting charters for land in Wiltshire.
These charters were the first to refer to him (or anyone) as rex Anglorum, King of the English, King of England.
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Obverse of the Athelstan silver penny, on display at the Athelstan Museum in Malmesbury. The king's image is in the centre. Despite wear, it is possible to see the tops of the three points of the crown. The legend which goes around his image says ÆÐELSTAN REX TO BR.
April 16, 2025 at 1:07 PM