Athelstan "First King of England" and the Conquest of the Kingdom of Jorvik

In 927 Athelstan, King of Wessex, seized the Kingdom of Jorvik from its Scandinavian rulers and "succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians". But "Yorkshire" regained its independence after Athelstan's death in 934 and only finally submitted to the House of Wessex after the assassination of Eric Bloodaxe in 954.  Discover why Athelstan is considered to be the first King of "England" and how the kings of Wessex conquered the North.

• Tutor: Gillian Waters
• Term: Spring
• Day: Saturday
• Start Date: 30 January 2021
• Time: 10am-1pm
• No. of weeks: 1
• Full fee: £24

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