Athelstan and the making of England | History | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle is a historical document that contains a collection of...
- coins
- weapons
- names
- annals ✓
Select all the possible reasons that Aethelflaed's story has been forgotten.
- There was prejudice towards women ruling at the time. ✓
- Nobody wrote down any history from this time.
- Aethelflaed didn’t do anything important.
- Her brother Edward wanted to make sure that Mercia stayed loyal to him. ✓
Aethelflaed was also known as the 'Lady of ______'.
- 'Mercia' ✓
Michael Wood is a modern ______ who has tried to tell Aethelflaed's forgotten story.
- 'historian' ✓
Aethelflaed’s story is important because...
- it is the story of battles.
- she was well educated.
- she was a powerful ruler.
- it is the story of England's beginning. ✓
Select the qualities that the Worcester annals describe Aethelflaed as having.
- jealousy
- wisdom ✓
- justice ✓
- laziness

Match the person to their relationship to Athelstan.
- King Alfred the Great
  
  ⇔
  
  Grandfather ✓
- King Edward the Elder
  
  ⇔
  
  Father ✓
- Aethelflaed, Lady of Mercia
  
  ⇔
  
  Aunt ✓
The ceremony of putting a crown on the head of a king or queen is called a...
- wedding
- coronation ✓
- christening
In 928 CE, the ______ kings submitted to the overlordship of King Athelstan.
- 'Welsh' ✓
In 927 CE, King Athelstan marched into and captured the last Viking stronghold of...
- 'York' ✓
The rulers of Scotland and Northumbria only submitted to Athelstan when he defeated them in 937 at the Battle of...
- Scotland
- Wessex
- Tettenhall
- Brunanburh ✓
Some historians refer to Athelstan as the first ‘King of ...’
- 'England' ✓

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In 925, Edward’s son, Athelstan, was consecrated King of Mercia and Wessex with a crown: a new ceremony of coronation.
In 927, Athelstan captured the last Viking stronghold, York and began to mint coins bearing the title ‘rex Anglorum’.
The north had not had a southern king; Athelstan assembled the rulers of Scotland and Northumbria to submit to him.
The Welsh kings already recognised the overlordship of the King of Wessex.
Athelstan was now the overlord of all of Britain and some historians have called him the first ‘King of England’.

Pupils may think Athelstan easily united the kingdoms to create England.

It is likely that Aethelstan was able to achieve so much due to the success and influence of his father, Edward, and aunt, Aethelflaed.

Consecrated - to be consecrated, a ceremony takes place to show you are dedicated to the service and worship of God
Crown - a crown is worn by a monarch (King or Queen) as a symbol of authority
Submit - to submit means to accept the authority of another person
Overlordship - overlordship means to have great power or authority over other lords