[[File:S 416 Diploma of King Æthelstan for Wulfgar AD 931, written by Æthelstan A.tif|thumb|350px|Original charter S 416 in the [[British Library]], written by Æthelstan A in 931]]
SHOOTER'''Æthelstan BAOA''' SHOOTER({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|θ|əl|s|t|æ|n|_|ˈ|eɪ}}) BAOis SHOOTERthe BAOname SHOOTERgiven BAOby SHOOTERhistorians BAOto SHOOTERan BAOunknown SHOOTER[[scribe]] BAO SHOOTER BAO SHOOTER BAO SHOOTER BAO SHOOTER BAO SHOOTER BAOwhowho drafted [[charter]]s (or diplomas),{{efn|Simon Keynes uses the word 'diploma' to denote a formal document, almost always in Latin, recording a grant of land by the king to another party, approved by a royal assembly. Keynes regards 'charter' as a broader term covering diplomas and other forms of written record such as leases and wills.{{sfn|Keynes|2013| p=18, n. 2}}}} by which the king made grants of land, for King [[Æthelstan]] of England between 928 and 935. They are an important source for historians as they provide far more information than other charters of the period, showing the date and place of the grant, and having an unusually long list of witnesses, including Welsh kings and occasionally kings of Scotland and [[Kingdom of Strathclyde|Strathclyde]].
The Æthelstan A charters commence shortly after King Æthelstan conquered Northumbria in 927, making him the first king to rule the whole of England. The diplomas give the king titles such as "King of the English" and "King of the Whole of Britain", and this is seen by historians as part of a rhetoric which reflected his master's claim for a new status, higher than previous West Saxon kings.
