2007-02-02 00:17:17 · 8 answers · asked by keseke 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
It was Egbert who was first King of All England...he was crowned at the site of Bath Abbey
http://historymedren.about.com/library/who/blwwegbert.htm
Athelstan was the first to reign over a united England. He was not the first de jure King of England, but certainly the first de facto one.....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_England
2007-02-02 10:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
William the Conqueror. He was the first English king. Before him the kings were kings of Normandy not England. He was the first to use the title of King of England.
2007-02-02 08:32:41 · answer #2 · answered by Cherry 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Egbert was the first King of England (827 - 839). William was the first King after the conquest (1066 - 1087), and the first King of a 'United Kingdom' was James I (VI of Scotland) (1603 - 1625).....dates are accession and death.
2007-02-02 18:40:51 · answer #3 · answered by BYO 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first king of England was William the conqueror. He ruled after 1061 when he conquered England. He was oroginally a french prince from Normandie.
2007-02-02 06:19:20 · answer #4 · answered by Gergo K 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
King Edward 1,born June 17,1239...Died July 7,1307. He reigned as King from 1272-1307 he completed the conquest of Wales and Temporarily subdued Scotland.
2007-02-02 04:36:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first king of all England was Athelstan (894 - 940) who reigned from 925AD. He was a grandson of Alfred the Great.
2007-02-02 04:29:52 · answer #6 · answered by Duffer 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Alfred the Great
2007-02-02 22:02:45 · answer #7 · answered by Sarah* 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but I think it may have been a Charles
2007-02-02 01:12:40 · answer #8 · answered by ♥Sabre♥ 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋