The United Kingdom is one of only 43 current nations with a monarchy, and it was founded earlier than almost all of the ...

King Charles III, 77, celebrates his birthday on November 14 and was born in 1948. His wife, Queen Camilla, was born on July ...

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 ...

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 ...