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1. Aethelstan King Of England

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   Æthelstan (c. 894 – 25 October 939), also rendered as Athelstan or Æthelstan the Glorious, was the first monarch to establish undisputed rule over the territory commonly understood as England. Succeeding his father, Edward the Elder, in 924, Æthelstan rapidly moved beyond the traditional West Saxon hegemony to claim suzerainty over the remaining Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and the [Norse territories of York](/entries/norse-territorie…

2. London

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   Medieval and Tudor Periods
   After the departure of the Romans, the settlement waned before being re-established around the 9th century, primarily focused around the City of London. During the medieval era, power became concentrated around Westminster, establishing the duality of governance: the City (commerce) and Westminster (politics and monarchy). By the Tudor period, [London](/entries/…