On his deathbed Tudor King Henry VIII remembers his long reign, especially the crucial part his six marriages played in it, without producing the male heir he desired most to prevent civil wars ...

Treason, tyranny, and terror are fabled words of King Henry VIII, one of history’s most controversial autocrats and ...

Henry became heir to the English throne. When Henry VII died in 1509, this popular eighteen-year-old prince, known for his love of hunting and dancing, became King Henry VIII. Soon after he ...

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Two Sisters for a King is aimed above all at fans of historical drama and court intrigue, in the tradition of films such as Elizabeth with Cate Blanchett or The Duchess with Keira Knightley. The film ...

Henry VIII is famous for having six wives, three of whom gave birth to heirs to the throne. Henry was cruel to his wives. This inspired the rhyme about their fates: ‘divorced, beheaded ...

Henry, Duke of Cornwall, eldest son of Henry VIII and his queen Katherine of Aragon was buried ... On returning to Westminster he held a tournament and pageant. But the young heir died on 22nd ...