Home The Monarchy Today The Royal Family History of the Monarchy Art and Residences Insight Magazine
PRINT PAGE
History

The Anglo Saxons

Picture of an Anglo Saxon helmet

Anglo-Saxon helmet
© British Museum

View large picture


ETHELBALD (r. 856-860)

Ethelbald was the eldest son of Ethelwulf. He took over his father's authority in 855 and married Judith, daughter of Charles the Bald, king of the Franks, who was also his stepmother. He died in 860.

Flag of St Andrew

Kenneth I
Donald I

Kings and Queens of Scotland (to 1603)
Kings and Queens of the United Kingdom (from 1603)

Next monarch
Have you seen ...?

Hadrian's Wall


Early Scottish monarchs
more >
SUGGESTED LINKS
English Heritage
The National Trust
The British Library
The British Museum
Text Only News Media Centre How Do I...? Freedom of Information Children Recruitment Cymraeg Gàidhlig
Contact us Search Site map Links Subscribe Copyright About this site
Overview
The Anglo-Saxons
The Normans
The Angevins
The Plantagenets
The Lancastrians
The Yorkists
The Tudors