Aethelstan, Roots of Pre-Modern Western European Success

Oct 13th 2025 1:32am EDT

Most of the great kings are mostly lost to history because nothing officially happened during their reign, or what happened was so logical that it appears prosaic. A good leader anticipates and intervenes in events before they happen and therefore, has a boring biography. Athelstan, the king who created Britain, falls into both categories. He […]

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