A University of Cambridge academic has joined calls for greater recognition of the first king of England. Aethelstan ruled England from 927 AD to 939 and united the kings of Wessex, Mercia, ...

It was the first time in hundreds of years that the leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches prayed together, ...

King Charles III on Thursday became the first head of the Church of England to pray publicly with a pope since the schism ...

King Charles has become the first British monarch to pray with a pope at the Vatican since the Catholic and Anglican churches ...

Æthelstan, crowned in 925, was the first true king of England but remains overshadowed by Alfred the Great and later rulers. A new biography highlights his military triumphs, legal innovations, and ...

The royal couple were greeted by Pope Leo in his official residence, the Apostolic Palace ahead of a momentous day of events.

King Charles III landed in Rome Wednesday for a state visit to the Vatican, where he will meet Pope Leo XIV and make history ...

Sir David Beckham, former captain of England's national soccer team, was knighted Tuesday by King Charles III.

David Beckham became Sir David Beckham after being recognised in King Charles III's Birthday Honours. The former Manchester ...

David Woodman with a 10th Century manuscript that shows Aethelstan's head bowed as he stands before Saint Cuthbert [Parker Library/Corpus Christi] A University of Cambridge academic has joined calls ...