14 Nov 2026, 04:21 PM

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Nearly 1,100 years ago, the nation’s first king drove out the ‘heathen’ Vikings, declared war on starvation and made ‘Englalonde’ what it is today On 4 July, the United States celebrated its 250th birthday with all the razzmatazz and dazzle characteristic of an American public occasion. Next summer, on 12 July, England will be celebrating the 1,100th anniversary of the event that, more than any other, marked the founding of the country – but of razzmatazz and dazzle there will be, I suspect, very little.The great turning point took place on 12 July 927, beside the river Eamont in what today is Cumbria. Here, amid an untamed wilderness of mountains and lakes, the most powerful king in Britain had summoned other kings and lords from across the island to meet him for a summit. Continue reading...

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