Athelstan — the first true King of England — launched a massive invasion of Scotland in 934 by land and sea. His fleet ravaged the east coast as far north as Caithness while his army penetrated to Dunnottar in Kincardineshire. Constantine II was forced to submit and acknowledge Athelstan's overlordship. This humiliation set the stage for the great coalition that Constantine formed with Viking and Welsh allies — leading to the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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