The king himself died in 955, and was succeeded by his nephew Eadwig.

But Northumbria and Mercia revolted once more, and chose Eadwig's brother, Eadgar, instead of their own Danish princes.
Eadwig died in 958, and Eadgar then became king of all three provinces; thus finally uniting the whole of Teutonic England into one kingdom.
Eadgar's reign forms the climax of the West Saxon power.

It was, in fact, the only period when England can be said to have enjoyed any national unity under the Anglo-Saxon dynasties.

The strong hand of a priest gave peace for some years to the ill-organised mass.

Dunstan was probably the first Englishman who seriously deserves the name of statesman.