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title: Statue of King Aethelstan
author: Smabs Sputzer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/20303/statue-of-king-aethelstan/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 2025-04-09
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# Statue of King Aethelstan
_Authored by Smabs Sputzer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/20303.jpg)
## Image Caption
A statue of [Aethelstan](https://www.worldhistory.org/Aethelstan/), King of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/) (r. 927-939), in Beverley Minster, Yorkshire, northern England, sculpted by William Collins, 1781.
## Cite This Work
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Sputzer, S. (2025, April 09). Statue of King Aethelstan. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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Sputzer, Smabs. "Statue of King Aethelstan." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 09, 2025. .
### MLA
Sputzer, Smabs. "Statue of King Aethelstan." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Apr 2025, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/10413717@N08/18205178532)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/10413717@N08/18205178532) by [**Smabs Sputzer**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/10413717@N08/18205178532). Submitted by [Michael McComb](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/michaelmccomb/ "User Page: Michael McComb"), published on 09 April 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.