King Athelstan (r.924-939 AD) wouldn't have understood what an iPhone is.
But you do.
Athelstan phone cases, now available at The Rest Is History store.
But you do.
Athelstan phone cases, now available at The Rest Is History store.
December 6, 2024 at 4:06 PM
King Athelstan (r.924-939 AD) wouldn't have understood what an iPhone is.
But you do.
Athelstan phone cases, now available at The Rest Is History store.
But you do.
Athelstan phone cases, now available at The Rest Is History store.
Just decided what to call our next cat (via @vizcomic.bsky.social)
June 18, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Just decided what to call our next cat (via @vizcomic.bsky.social)
Got the Athelstan pun ruler!
September 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Got the Athelstan pun ruler!
Happy Caturday from Rosemary and Athelstan!
(Please pardon the messy background.)
(Please pardon the messy background.)
October 12, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Happy Caturday from Rosemary and Athelstan!
(Please pardon the messy background.)
(Please pardon the messy background.)
Prince Athelstan Gildenheart, wearing his princely crown
December 11, 2024 at 9:39 PM
Prince Athelstan Gildenheart, wearing his princely crown
England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, the most stereotypically Tory conservative man of the 21st Century, responded to Suella Braverman with a long-form video criticizing her position and rejecting a race-based theory of Englishness, and in response has been ratioed by the increasingly feral British online far-right.
September 23, 2026 at 9:16 PM
England is a made up thing. It has no basis in the ineluctable laws of nature. Its extent is defined by Edward II getting his arse handed to him. Athelstan conquering York. The Welsh of Cumbria were incorporated, the Welsh of Gwynedd were not. It is a political idea, an aspiration - not taxonomy.
Happy Sunday, humans. - ❤️, Athelstan
July 7, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Happy Sunday, humans. - ❤️, Athelstan
I've sold monorails to Pankhurst, Athelstan and Elizabethtown and by gum it put them on the map!
🚨 NEW: The proposed names the Government is considering calling its new towns
- Elizabethtown (after the Queen)
- Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline)
- Attleeton (after ex-PM)
- Athelstan (first King of England)
- Seacole (after nurse Mary)
[@thetimes]
- Elizabethtown (after the Queen)
- Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline)
- Attleeton (after ex-PM)
- Athelstan (first King of England)
- Seacole (after nurse Mary)
[@thetimes]
March 21, 2026 at 8:42 AM
I've sold monorails to Pankhurst, Athelstan and Elizabethtown and by gum it put them on the map!
An afternoon with the stunning MacDurnan Gospels, presented by Athelstan to Christ Church (Lambeth Palace MS 1370)
June 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
An afternoon with the stunning MacDurnan Gospels, presented by Athelstan to Christ Church (Lambeth Palace MS 1370)
Athelstan is on the news
I should go back to Malmesbury to buy the cheesy ruler that says:
King Athelstan the first RULER of England
I should go back to Malmesbury to buy the cheesy ruler that says:
King Athelstan the first RULER of England
September 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Athelstan is on the news
I should go back to Malmesbury to buy the cheesy ruler that says:
King Athelstan the first RULER of England
I should go back to Malmesbury to buy the cheesy ruler that says:
King Athelstan the first RULER of England
Here is the Athelstan silver penny from our collection. Do any other museums on BlueSky have coins from the reign of King Athelstan? #findsFriday
July 11, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Here is the Athelstan silver penny from our collection. Do any other museums on BlueSky have coins from the reign of King Athelstan? #findsFriday
Athelstan. Just not even trying
March 20, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Athelstan. Just not even trying
The Spilhaus Projection. In 1942, Athelstan Spilhaus produced a world map with a unique perspective, presenting the world's oceans as one body of water. Source: buff.ly/KjISNDt
March 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
The Spilhaus Projection. In 1942, Athelstan Spilhaus produced a world map with a unique perspective, presenting the world's oceans as one body of water. Source: buff.ly/KjISNDt
November 15, 2024 at 4:58 PM
Off into that London for @theresthistory.bsky.social Athelstan Christmas Party. Hottest gig in town.
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Off into that London for @theresthistory.bsky.social Athelstan Christmas Party. Hottest gig in town.
"In the gentle fall of rain from heaven, I hear my God, but in the thunder I still hear Thor. That is my agony."— Athelstan, Vikings
📸: @robotimpurity.com
📸: @robotimpurity.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:17 AM
"In the gentle fall of rain from heaven, I hear my God, but in the thunder I still hear Thor. That is my agony."— Athelstan, Vikings
📸: @robotimpurity.com
📸: @robotimpurity.com
It's “ocean”, not “oceans”. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
November 21, 2024 at 12:24 AM
It's “ocean”, not “oceans”. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Happy Thanksgiving from Athelstan Rufus and Rosemary Leontyne 🧡 🖤 🦃
#cats #Caturday #HappyThanksgiving
#cats #Caturday #HappyThanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from Athelstan Rufus and Rosemary Leontyne 🧡 🖤 🦃
#cats #Caturday #HappyThanksgiving
#cats #Caturday #HappyThanksgiving
Pankhurst, Athelstan and Seacole are, unironically, really good names
Attleeton? Shit
Attleeton? Shit
🚨 NEW: The proposed names the Government is considering calling its new towns
- Elizabethtown (after the Queen)
- Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline)
- Attleeton (after ex-PM)
- Athelstan (first King of England)
- Seacole (after nurse Mary)
[@thetimes]
- Elizabethtown (after the Queen)
- Pankhurst (after suffragette Emmeline)
- Attleeton (after ex-PM)
- Athelstan (first King of England)
- Seacole (after nurse Mary)
[@thetimes]
March 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Pankhurst, Athelstan and Seacole are, unironically, really good names
Attleeton? Shit
Attleeton? Shit
Athelstan (the first true King of England) was fond of puppies and Chemsex.
February 24, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Athelstan (the first true King of England) was fond of puppies and Chemsex.
Earlier today, the UK gained a new royal train when a SWR train was formally named the King Athelstan by historian Tom Holland.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/all...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/all...
All aboard for Athelstan: SWR names a train after England's first King
Earlier today, the UK gained a new royal train when a SWR train was formally named the King Athelstan by historian Tom Holland.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Earlier today, the UK gained a new royal train when a SWR train was formally named the King Athelstan by historian Tom Holland.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/all...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/all...
The Vale of York Cup was found in 2007 by metal detectorists near Harrogate in North Yorkshire. It was probably buried shortly after the West Saxon king Athelstan conquered the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in AD 927. Seen in the British Museum.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
September 25, 2026 at 8:00 AM
The Vale of York Cup was found in 2007 by metal detectorists near Harrogate in North Yorkshire. It was probably buried shortly after the West Saxon king Athelstan conquered the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in AD 927. Seen in the British Museum.
#FindsFriday
#FindsFriday
Look, it’s simple, “National cuisine” is *only* dishes that people were eating before the formation of the country, so in England’s case, nothing is allowed after - say - Athelstan. That will make everyone happy
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Look, it’s simple, “National cuisine” is *only* dishes that people were eating before the formation of the country, so in England’s case, nothing is allowed after - say - Athelstan. That will make everyone happy