Athelstan - The King Who United England & Defeated the Vikings Documentary

For early access to our videos, discounted merch and many other exclusive perks please support us as a Patron or Member...

All People Profiles scripts are researched and written by qualified Historians. The script for this video has been checked with Plagiarism and AI Detector software and scored 1% on Grammarly. In academia, a score of below 15% is considered good or acceptable. Please email us for script references and citations.

All footage, images and music used in People Profiles Documentaries are sourced from free media websites or are purchased with commercial rights from online media archives.

#Biography #History #Documentary

[PeopleProfiles]

For early access to our videos, discounted merch and many other exclusive perks please support us as a Patron or Member...

[mrmagic]

Please do more Anglo Saxon and Viking videos I love them

[kathrynsceneay]

I've been fascinated by Athelstan and Anglo Saxon England ever since I read Michael Wood's 'İn Search of the Dark Ages'. İncredible work as always - I also believe Athelstan was the first king to unite England. Underrated and poorly known due to records available. Thankyou from Melbourne, Australia ❤

[LoneWulf]

I love this period of English history. ❤ This channel is so awesome.

[schniggs]

Unbelievably great! I am a devotee of these wonderful pieces - so well researched and presented - and I could listen to Sir Gareth’s voice all evening.

[alyssagrube]

I would love to see videos on Alexander the Great, Constantine the Great, and Cleopatra

[danielsantiagourtado]

Athelstan the GLorious! Yes! Been waiting For this! Thanks For this Guys! You're the Best ❤❤❤❤

[jenniferhammond]

It appears that Athelstan should be called “The Great” as well.

[TranscendentalMiner]

Great video! It’s nice seeing a documentary on the king who got me interested in history! Athelstan will always be one of my favorite historical figures!

[BillCody]

Athelstan, the first King of England has been forgotten due to the lack of records

[RainBirdx]

Athelstan should be more well known in England.

[abasudoh]

7:36 The best source for his life is obviously The Saxon Stories by Bernard Cornwell where we learnt that he spent his early years in the household of Uhtred of Babbenburg😅😅😅

[DiabolicalAngel]

Always a treat when these come out. Thank you for all you do!❤

[SirJaymesDAudelée]

Thank you for this in-depth documentary about an English king whose full story is little known in popular culture, and yet is probably one of the most important.

[MythicTales]

Every second of this video was fascinating. Great work!

[josefstrauss]

Thanks for the video, I certainly will enjoy it ✌🏼

[niohronoake]

It's such a shame that such a huge part of English history has been largely forgotten about due to lack of records.

[alexbowman]

England was forged by a national threat of Viking invasion uniting the various kingdoms. Similarly Germany first united against the Roman invasion, China perhaps united against the Mongols giving a common enemy (who killed tens of millions) which if wasn’t present may have led to several smaller nations and perhaps the United States would have become a few smaller countries if it wasn’t for the threat of the English, the Native Americans and Mexico.

[SirAdamMeek]

Taking your content, along with Digging Britain's, I'm putting together all of this History along side my Ancestory and finding this quite educational! It finally Clicked! Thank you!

[brewberry]

There were people living in Britain before the saxons. There were people living in Britain before the Romans.