These laws were the first issued by an Anglo-Saxon king outside Kent.

Anglo-Saxon kings ruled through ealdormen, men of the highest status who were given authority over an area larger than a single shire.

Anglo-Saxon kings did not have a fixed capital city.

A grandson married the only daughter of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England.

Harold II was the last Anglo-Saxon king to rule over England.

Anglo-Saxon kings were elected by the witena gemót.

The first Anglo-Saxon king in the historical record is Ida, who is said to have obtained the throne around 547.

Some Anglo-Saxon kings are known to have been killed by their households or in open warfare against rivals, but overall the record is very sparse.

Æthelberht became the first Anglo-Saxon king to turn his back on paganism and become Christian.

The best part of the royal site is the deep past, starting with the Anglo-Saxon kings of Wessex.