Athelstan Museum
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The Athelstan Museum, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Capturing the History of Malmesbury, burial place of St Aldhelm and King Athelstan, birthplace of Thomas Hobbes, and much more...
Capturing the History of Malmesbury, burial place of St Aldhelm and King Athelstan, birthplace of Thomas Hobbes, and much more...
Just to note that Malmesbury is in #Wiltshire.
November 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Just to note that Malmesbury is in #Wiltshire.
Please see our website for tickets and full details.
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/athels...
Tickets also available in the Museum Shop.
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/athels...
Tickets also available in the Museum Shop.
Athelstan & the Birth of a Kingdom - Athelstan Museum
In conjunction with Athelstan 1100 & Wessex Week David Woodman – Professor of History at Robinson College, Cambridge David’s new book about Athelstan – The First King of England – Athelstan & the Birt...
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November 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Please see our website for tickets and full details.
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/athels...
Tickets also available in the Museum Shop.
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/athels...
Tickets also available in the Museum Shop.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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October 30, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Fun banter are King Athelstan’s middle names!
October 30, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Fun banter are King Athelstan’s middle names!
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Born in #Malmesbury and died at Hardwick Hall in #Derbyshire. Fascinating life.
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Born in #Malmesbury and died at Hardwick Hall in #Derbyshire. Fascinating life.
Malmesbury and Bad Hersfeld are twinned in memory of Lullus.
You can find out more about Lullus in the Athelstan Museum and in one of our publications, telling his story.
You can find out more about Lullus in the Athelstan Museum and in one of our publications, telling his story.
October 16, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Malmesbury and Bad Hersfeld are twinned in memory of Lullus.
You can find out more about Lullus in the Athelstan Museum and in one of our publications, telling his story.
You can find out more about Lullus in the Athelstan Museum and in one of our publications, telling his story.
Same for us here in Malmesbury, where he is buried.
October 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Same for us here in Malmesbury, where he is buried.
Looking forward to the talk by Andrew Ziminsky on the 25th. His talk a few years ago at the Malmesbury History Society was excellent.
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October 13, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Looking forward to the talk by Andrew Ziminsky on the 25th. His talk a few years ago at the Malmesbury History Society was excellent.
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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...
Come and have a go at making some simple bobbin lace yourself!
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/lace-m...
Lace Making Workshop - Athelstan Museum
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
October 9, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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...
Come and have a go at making some simple bobbin lace yourself!
www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/lace-m...
Now available in the Athelstan Museum shop in Malmesbury!
October 2, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Now available in the Athelstan Museum shop in Malmesbury!
.. was reburied in about 1130. That is somewhere in the grounds of the 12thC monastery precinct, an area that extends across most of the top third of the present town.
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
.. was reburied in about 1130. That is somewhere in the grounds of the 12thC monastery precinct, an area that extends across most of the top third of the present town.
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
So we don’t know where he is precisely. We just know he is here somewhere!
..elsewhere in the Abbey grounds for safe keeping. William of Malmesbury records seeing his body at that time.
It is believed that they intended to replace his body into the new church when completed, but there is no record of that happening. So it is likely that he is still in the place where he
It is believed that they intended to replace his body into the new church when completed, but there is no record of that happening. So it is likely that he is still in the place where he
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
..elsewhere in the Abbey grounds for safe keeping. William of Malmesbury records seeing his body at that time.
It is believed that they intended to replace his body into the new church when completed, but there is no record of that happening. So it is likely that he is still in the place where he
It is believed that they intended to replace his body into the new church when completed, but there is no record of that happening. So it is likely that he is still in the place where he
Yes the tomb in the Abbey was a 14th century addition and we don’t believe Athelstan was ever in it.
He was originally buried beside the altar in the Saxon church which preceded the building that still stands today.
In the 1100s, before that church was demolished, he was exhumed and buried
He was originally buried beside the altar in the Saxon church which preceded the building that still stands today.
In the 1100s, before that church was demolished, he was exhumed and buried
October 2, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Yes the tomb in the Abbey was a 14th century addition and we don’t believe Athelstan was ever in it.
He was originally buried beside the altar in the Saxon church which preceded the building that still stands today.
In the 1100s, before that church was demolished, he was exhumed and buried
He was originally buried beside the altar in the Saxon church which preceded the building that still stands today.
In the 1100s, before that church was demolished, he was exhumed and buried
We do have lots of material and information about King Athelstan as well, so the name is not totally unjustified.
October 1, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We do have lots of material and information about King Athelstan as well, so the name is not totally unjustified.
We are sure he was with us in spirit!
But no, we are the local history museum for Malmesbury, covering all periods from the Iron Age to the present. We are named after King Athelstan as he is buried in the town and had many other links here. Many institutions in Malmesbury are named after him.
But no, we are the local history museum for Malmesbury, covering all periods from the Iron Age to the present. We are named after King Athelstan as he is buried in the town and had many other links here. Many institutions in Malmesbury are named after him.
October 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We are sure he was with us in spirit!
But no, we are the local history museum for Malmesbury, covering all periods from the Iron Age to the present. We are named after King Athelstan as he is buried in the town and had many other links here. Many institutions in Malmesbury are named after him.
But no, we are the local history museum for Malmesbury, covering all periods from the Iron Age to the present. We are named after King Athelstan as he is buried in the town and had many other links here. Many institutions in Malmesbury are named after him.