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The Doctor also told Alfred that, although Wessex was currently alone, it was to be joined by many other territories which would coalesce and reform into a greater whole. He prophesied Alfred would become king not just of a region but a whole [[country]], one which was eventually to be called [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story)|The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up]]'') | The Doctor also told Alfred that, although Wessex was currently alone, it was to be joined by many other territories which would coalesce and reform into a greater whole. He prophesied Alfred would become king not just of a region but a whole [[country]], one which was eventually to be called [[England]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story)|The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up]]'') | ||
In [[918]], the ruler of the territory was [[Earl of Wessex|Edward of Wessex]], an [[earl]] rather than a king. He killed his [[sister]] [[Æthelfrid]], the [[Queen of Mercia]], to take control of the kingdom. This led to him uniting the north of England with the south, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]'') paving the way for [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]] to become "the first [[King of Britain]]" in [[924]]. There was still a | In [[918]], the ruler of the territory was [[Earl of Wessex|Edward of Wessex]], an [[earl]] rather than a king. He killed his [[sister]] [[Æthelfrid]], the [[Queen of Mercia]], to take control of the kingdom. This led to him uniting the north of England with the south, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Lady of Mercia (audio story)|The Lady of Mercia]]'') paving the way for [[Athelstan of England|Athelstan]] to become "the first [[King of Britain]]" in [[924]]. There was still a separate [[King of the Welsh]] at this time ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'') but [[Wales]] was absorbed into Great Britain in the following [[Century|centuries]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[The New World (TV story)|The New World]]'') | ||
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