Spains Harden
2019-11-21 20:06:39 UTC
I know when and where England was created:
"More than 1000 years ago, Kingston was the place where England
began. Before All Saints Church was built, its site was an
important estate of the West Saxon Kings and host to Royal
coronations. The Saxon King Egbert held his Great Council of 838 AD
‘in that famous place called Cyningestun’ and over the following
centuries as many as eight Saxon kings were consecrated here.
The most well-known of these Saxon kings was Athelstan, the first
ruler who could truly be considered the King of England. After
being crowned in Kingston in 925 AD Athelstan defeated the Scots
and Vikings, unifying regional kingdoms into one nation."
<https://www.allsaintskingston.co.uk/heritage/where-england-began>
When did we first think of ourselves instead as Brits?
"More than 1000 years ago, Kingston was the place where England
began. Before All Saints Church was built, its site was an
important estate of the West Saxon Kings and host to Royal
coronations. The Saxon King Egbert held his Great Council of 838 AD
‘in that famous place called Cyningestun’ and over the following
centuries as many as eight Saxon kings were consecrated here.
The most well-known of these Saxon kings was Athelstan, the first
ruler who could truly be considered the King of England. After
being crowned in Kingston in 925 AD Athelstan defeated the Scots
and Vikings, unifying regional kingdoms into one nation."
<https://www.allsaintskingston.co.uk/heritage/where-england-began>
When did we first think of ourselves instead as Brits?