Henry VIII adopted the Church of England as the monarchy’s religion in 1534 after the pope refused to consent to the king divorcing his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

Once banished by Protestant churches as part of the sweeping changes wrought by the Reformation 500 years ago, indulgences — ...

The Church of England would not officiate — Margaret would marry at a government register’s office in London. In the end, ... from Henry VIII to Meghan Markle. May 15, 2018.

The July 7 event at Canterbury is evidence of a growing interest in shrines, saints and relics in the Church of England, ...

The Church of England is to recognise monasteries for the first time since the days of Henry VIII. The move will bring more than 80 semi-official religious communities – some of them loyal to ...

Hans Holbein the Younger’s famous “Portrait of Henry VIII” is on loan to the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art from the ...

Amid the chaos wrought by the Protestant Reformation, the Church of England broke away from the Catholic Church under King Henry VIII, who in 1527, desiring a male heir, wanted to divorce his wife ...

LONDON - When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle stand before the altar at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, a refuge of the British monarch for a thousand years, the Archbishop of Canterbury ...

In 1936, Edward VIII, a popular royal and notorious playboy, abdicated the throne when his proposed marriage to Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American, could not be reconciled with his role as ...