Look who is an answer on Pointless this evening! #Athelstan Lowest score on the board with 1 point. Shame on you all (or at least 99 of the 100 people surveyed)

Please note that our children’s History Club workshops have moved to Sundays. Here are the details of the next one this Sunday. #History #children #whatson #Malmesbury #historyofcinema

👇 Latest from Wiltshire Daniel's Well in Malmesbury is to be preserved for generations to come. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr57v1lz39po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

We are looking forward to presenting this event, in conjunction with Malmesbury #Athelstan1100 and Wessex Week.

Listen in to @historyextra.bsky.social to hear @davidwoodman45.bsky.social talk to @djmusgrove.bsky.social about Æthelstan, the too-long overlooked first king of England:

Athelstan, son of Edward the Elder, grandson of Alfred the Great and first to claim the title REX TOTIUS BRITANNIAE (King of all Britain) died in AD 939 and was buried at Malmesbury in #Wiltshire His grave site is unknown, this cenotaph in Malmesbury Abbey dates to the 15th century #TombTuesday

A Roman roof tile from Minety #Wiltshire stamped with TPF Possibly TEGVLARIA PVBLICA FECERVNT (made by the public tile works) This in turn could suggest civic production for the nearby town of CORINIVM (Cirencester) 📷 Dec 2025 in the excellent @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social Malmesbury #FindsFriday

The Iron Age hillfort of Malmesbury is less well known today, though it is commemorated in the excellent @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social (which you should all visit) The Saxon king Athelstan himself is buried near to where the Norman Abbey now stands 📷 Dec 2025 #HillfortsWednesday

Our joint event with #Athelstan1100 and Wessex Week, with the support of Princeton University Press. @princetonupress.bsky.social Athelstan & the Birth of a Kingdom David Woodman Professor of History at Robinson College, Cambridge Friday 16 January - 7.00pm - Malmesbury Town Hall #history

THE THOMAS HOBBES ANNUAL SUPPER 21st NOVEMBER 2025, Malmesbury Town Hall Tickets are on sale for our popular evening dinner event ending with an after dinner talk by Dr. John McCormack: Thomas Hobbes - The Executive in the Boardroom. Click for details and tickets. www.thomashobbesofmalmesbury.org

Born in #Malmesbury and died at Hardwick Hall in #Derbyshire. Fascinating life.

Aethelstan, Anglo-Saxon King of England, died on this day in 939 thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2013/07/17/a...

Halloween Countdown - Day 6 🎃🧵 The Bell, Malmesbury In the room known as the library, a portrait of a lady is thought to be the melancholy grey lady, but no one knows who she is. Some books say she was a lady forced into an unhappy marriage and she hung herself in the James Ody Room.

Event coming up soon- Lace Making Workshop 23rd October - 2 sessions - 10.30 to 12.30 & 1.30 to 3.30 Rausing Building, Malmesbury. Tickets not required (£5 donation requested) ages 5-95 (under 16s to be accompanied by an adult) #crafts #workshop #localhistory

On This Day, 8th October 1328, Malmesbury Abbey accommodated the boy King Edward III, together with his mother Queen Isabella and Roger Mortimer, in the abbey guest house (now the Old Bell Hotel). They stayed until the 10th October. #History #14thC #medievalSky #OTD

Malmesbury Wessex Week is nearly upon us once again. Here are the talks and other events for this year between the 18th and 25th of October. Tickets are still available on the website, wessex-week.org or from the Tourist Information Centre in Malmesbury Town Hall. #events #history

Our latest temporary exhibition is now open, in the Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, until March 2026. - Malmesbury and World War Two - the exhibition features the many aspects of the war which affected everyday life in wartime Malmesbury. #History #Museumsky #WW2 #20thC #Wiltshire

The day I visited Malmesbury Abbey was blessed with a rare quality of light which allowed the pattern and iconography on the eight orders of the C12th porch to fizz into life. #thread

Æthelstan, king of the English, from his vill at Buckingham, granted land in Wiltshire to one of his thegns #OTD in 934. Acting as a witness to the charter was Causantín (II) mac Áeda, king of Alba, having been cowed by Æthelstan’s campaign against the Scots. 📸Athelstan Museum #medievalsky

Beside the Romanesque silhouette of Malmesbury Abbey #Malmesbury #MalmesburyAbbey #Christianity #Faith #Whiltshire #KingCharles #CharlesI #England #History #Royal

Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury… #thomashobbes

In 15 years #Æthelstan united the English for the first time. Yet many of the facts about the Anglo-Saxon king remain elusive. ⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...

Earliest extant portrait of an English king: Aethelstan (r. 924–927) with St Cuthbert from the Parker Library copy of Bede's two Lives of St Cuthbert (CCCC MS 183) Prof David Woodman of @camhistory.bsky.social highlights Aethelstan's impact on England's history www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/articles/new...

Our next Tea Time Talk is coming up. - The Dauntsey Doom Painting and the Reformation. - 17 Sep 2025 | 2.30pm | Rausing Building, Malmesbury. £7 (includes tea and cake) Tickets from the Museum or online here.. www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/the-da... #talk #events #history #16thC

My highlight was the talk by @holland-tom.bsky.social of @theresthistory.bsky.social about how and why King Athelstan was so important. And I admit, I nicked the bit about 927 being more important than 1066 and therefore should be better known. But you know what he's right!

On This Day, 4th September 925, Athelstan was crowned King of the Anglo-Saxons at Kingston upon Thames. #Athelstan1100 In less than 2 years from that date, in July 927, he would take control of the Viking Kingdom of York and become the first King of all England. #OTD #History #Skystorians #10thC

Going back over pics from last weekend. I like a bit of colourful local legend. In Malmesbury I enjoyed spotting references to Eilmer of Malmesbury, the 11th-century Benedictine monk famous for his early attempt at winged flight. He jumped from the Abbey and broke both legs, but still...

Malmesbury Abbey this evening

A carefully documented farmland lease from the time of the first King of England, Æthelstan, tells us much about the power play in those days northwestbylines.co.uk/lifestyle/hi...

Best of luck to all who are taking part in the #Athelstan1100 Pilgrim Way Walk & Cycle to celebrate the 1100th coronation anniversary of the first King of England! Learn more about England’s founder king in The First King of England, available 4 September: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Coming up as part of the Malmesbury Carnival programme: Malmesbury Railway Stories An illustrated talk by Bill Reed in the Rausing Building. Voices from Malmesbury railway station and the amazing model built by Chris Burch. Plus the locomotive Malmesbury Abbey and its designer GJ Churchward.

Packhorse Bridge along the Fosse Way

Delighted to share news of the launch of the final 40 mile long section of the Athelstan Pilgrim Way in North Wiltshire, with a programme of events to be held over the weekend of 6 and 7 September. You can find all the latest routes at athelstanpilgrimway.org/routes/

Workshop announcement HAVE A GO AT MAKING BOBBIN LACE Malmesbury was well known for its exquisite lacemaking – a home industry which helped sustain hundreds of families over the generations. Come and have a go at making some simple bobbin lace yourself! www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/lace-m...

1101 years ago, on 17th July 924, King Edward the Elder died at Farndon in Northern Mercia. Athelstan was acknowledged as king in Mercia, the first step towards his becoming the first King of all England. #OTD #History #10thC #AngloSaxon

Æthelstan, king of the Anglo-Saxons, ‘succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians’ #OTD in 927 and, at Eamont, Cumbria, received oaths from rulers including Causantín II of Alba, Ealdred of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) and possibly Owain of Strat Clut (Strathclyde). 📸Athelstan Museum #medievalsky

Very nice example.

Interesting discussion of Civility in this week’s episode of In Our Time, including thoughts on the contribution of Thomas Hobbes from @tmbejan.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Detail from the Cole Park Quilt, currently on temporary display at the Athelstan Museum. The quilt was made in the early 19th Century and was donated to the museum from the Cole Park estate near Malmesbury. #textiles #19thC

The Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury display in the Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury. #skystorians #history #philsky #philosophy #17thC

Being redecorated and pictures down for cleaning. These three are of #MalmesburyAbbey taken by #EdBuziak possibly late 70s/early 80s. Now living with me in #Portugal to remind me what a great place it was to live. @athelstanmuseum.bsky.social

On This Day, 25th June 1016, a few miles west of Malmesbury, the Battle of Sherston began (lasting into 26th June). Edmund Ironside defeated a combined force of Danish and Saxon supporters of Cnut. #OTD #11thC #saxons #danes

On This Day, 19th June 936, Louis IV, nephew of King Athelstan, is crowned king of West Francia at Laon by Archbishop Artald of Reims. He had been in exile from infancy until his early teens in the royal court of Edward the Elder and then Athelstan. #History #OTD #10thC #medieval

On This Day, 16th June 1644, Colonel Nicholas Devereux was appointed Governor of Malmesbury, where the Devereux regiment was garrisoning the town. Devereux and his wife Bridget occupied Abbey House in Malmesbury. #History #17thC #CivilWar #Wiltshire

On This Day 15th June 1215, King John sealed Magna Carta at Runnymead. His conflict with the barons drained his funds, forcing him to sell Malmesbury Castle to the Abbey a year later. The Abbey demolished the castle and built a guest house on the site (which is now the Old Bell Hotel). #History #OTD

On This Day, 12th June 918, Æthelflæd, the Lady of the Mercians, died. As the aunt of Athelstan, she had raised him in Mercia after his father remarried. Following her death, Edward the Elder assumed control in Mercia, with Athelstan retaining military control in the North-West. #OTD #History #10thC

Our next Tea Time Talk is coming up on 18th June from 2.30pm in the Rausing Building, Malmesbury. The War Detectives – What do they do & how do they do it? A talk by Alexia Clark from the Ministry of Defence. More details and tickets here... www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/the-wo...

We have an extensive collection of images from Malmesbury available to view in the Athelstan Museum. Some of them can be found on our website, like this one of Malmesbury Abbey porch from an 1806 print. #history #19thC #architecture www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/our-collecti...

Coming soon from the Athelstan Museum, a chance for the children to come along and learn about one of our most famous Malmesbury celebrities. #Eilmer #FlyingMonk #childrensclub #workshop #Wiltshire