The brothers Ælfweard and Edwin both come up short against half-brother Æthelstan - but what became of them and who was the true heir?

Series 4 begins with Æthelwold, the nephew of Alfred the Great who challenged his cousin, Edward the Elder, for the throne.

Looking at whole would have ruled if daughters were prioritised in the succession

An overview of the forthcoming series on the Nearly Monarchs.

We review Offa of Mercia, the eighth-century ruler who built a famous Dyke and almost ruled all of England.