A few days left to post a selfie with Æthelstan’s crown to win a free copy of The First King of England! @princetonupress.bsky.social

Our @downham.bsky.social reviewed "The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom" by @davidwoodman45.bsky.social for @uk.theconversation.com: "a deep and nuanced analysis of a complex monarch" Learn more about the book and Æthelstan at: theconversation.com/the-first-ki...

I very much enjoyed talking with Miranda Melcher about Æthelstan @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social - thanks for having me! newbooksnetwork.com/the-first-ki...

📢 Groundbreaking new biography of Æthelstan – England’s forgotten first king – marks 1,100 years since his coronation in 925AD. Author and Cambridge historian @davidwoodman45.bsky.social explains why he isn’t better known and why he's campaigning for greater recognition for the overlooked king.

On publication day for The First King of England, enormous thanks to @princetonupress.bsky.social and Doug Young of PEW Literary for making it possible

Beautifully illustrated and breathtaking in scope, The First King of England by @davidwoodman45.bsky.social is the most comprehensive, up-to-date biography of Æthelstan available. Out now! Learn more and order your copy of this fascinating book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #Athelstan1100

Thank you for the kind review @downham.bsky.social !

For anyone interested in the Anglo-Saxon charters series, volumes now 20% off. Details in flyer! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/s...

An exciting day of papers for those interested in early medieval charters (on 9 September). If you’d like to attend, do send me a message!

It's install week for #MagnaCarta1225 and an array of manuscripts, books and museum items are being readied ahead of next week's opening on Wednesday!

An enthralling chronicle of Æthelstan, England’s founder king whose achievements of 927 rival the Norman Conquest of 1066 in shaping Britain as we know it. The First King of England arrives 2 September. Preorder your copy: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @davidwoodman45.bsky.social

There’s still time to book for this online short course next month. It is for anyone who wants to work with texts in medieval French 🇫🇷📖📝 #medievalsky👇 ies.sas.ac.uk/events/trans...

St Edmundsbury peeking through the fog

The joys of the Cambridge botanic garden