England Misplaced Its First King
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The article discusses how England's first king, Æthelstan, has been largely forgotten, and the HN community briefly acknowledges this historical tidbit.
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There's also a version of Oscar Wilde's quip from "the importance of being Ernest":
"To lose one King, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose two looks like carelessness".
But I guess we'll have to wait for another lost English king to surface.