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On the 4th of September, 925, Æthelstan was crowned King of the Anglo-Saxons. Wearing a crown for the first time instead of a helmet, and holding a ceremony in the Frankish style, his rule marked a shift in identity and the balance of power in Northwestern Europe; he would go on to become the first King of England and one of the most consequential rulers in British history.
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