David Woodman
@davidwoodman45.bsky.social
Historian of medieval Britain, Robinson College, Cambridge (https://www.dwoodman.co.uk)
It was great to talk with @danaschwartz.bsky.social about Æthelstan, thank you for having me on Noble Blood! @princetonupress.bsky.social
The First King of England author @davidwoodman45.bsky.social joins @danaschwartz.bsky.social on Noble Blood to discuss Æthelstan’s legacy. Listen here:
Æthelstan and a United England (with David Woodman)
Podcast Episode · Noble Blood · 10/14/2025 · 25m
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October 16, 2025 at 8:08 AM
It was great to talk with @danaschwartz.bsky.social about Æthelstan, thank you for having me on Noble Blood! @princetonupress.bsky.social
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just published on BBC website, an article on #Aethelstan inspired by David Woodman's new book (with a bit of commentary from Sarah Foot and er, me) #medievalsky www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
How England misplaced its first king
In his lifetime, the first king of England was renowned throughout Europe. But over the centuries, he has been sidelined by history.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:33 AM
just published on BBC website, an article on #Aethelstan inspired by David Woodman's new book (with a bit of commentary from Sarah Foot and er, me) #medievalsky www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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
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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...
Learn more about the book and Æthelstan at: theconversation.com/the-first-ki...
September 8, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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...
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!
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newbooksnetwork.com/the-first-ki...
David Woodman, "The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom" (Princeton UP, 2025) - New Books Network
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September 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I very much enjoyed talking with Miranda Melcher about Æthelstan @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social - thanks for having me!
newbooksnetwork.com/the-first-ki...
newbooksnetwork.com/the-first-ki...
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📢 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.
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.
September 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
📢 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.
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
September 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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
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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
Out now! Learn more and order your copy of this fascinating book: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
#Athelstan1100
September 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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
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 !
Delighted to have been asked to review great work by
@davidwoodman45.bsky.social
for the Conversation! Go get your copy!! #medievalsky #booksky
@davidwoodman45.bsky.social
for the Conversation! Go get your copy!! #medievalsky #booksky
Prof @downham.bsky.social (based in @irishinstitute.bsky.social) reviews 'The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom' by David Woodman and finds a deep and nuanced analysis of a complex monarch theconversation.com/the-first-ki...
September 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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!
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August 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
For anyone interested in the Anglo-Saxon charters series, volumes now 20% off. Details in flyer!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publishing/s...
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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!
August 5, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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!
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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!
July 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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!
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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
The First King of England arrives 2 September. Preorder your copy: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @davidwoodman45.bsky.social
June 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
The First King of England arrives 2 September. Preorder your copy: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... @davidwoodman45.bsky.social
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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👇
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Transcribing Old and Middle French (1300-1500)
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February 20, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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...
ies.sas.ac.uk/events/trans...
St Edmundsbury peeking through the fog
December 28, 2024 at 7:55 PM
St Edmundsbury peeking through the fog
The joys of the Cambridge botanic garden
September 24, 2023 at 1:09 PM
The joys of the Cambridge botanic garden