Thornbury Castle and I have history. The old house I grew up in was linked to the Tudor castle by a secret underground ...

How Christianity blurred the line between celibacy and androgyny.

An intriguing portrait believed by some to be of England’s ill-fated queen, Lady Jane Grey, could be the only one painted ...

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V ...

A child of the poor gathered his companions around him and led them to a statue of Mary, before which a lamp was burning, as is the custom in that holy city. There, these fresh young voices sang ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

Mary McNamara is a culture columnist and critic for the Los Angeles Times. Previously she was assistant managing editor for arts and entertainment following a 12-year stint as television critic ...

There are four dogmas stating Mary's personal relationship with God and her role in human salvation . 1) Divine Motherhood Mary's divine motherhood was proclaimed at the Council of Ephesus in 431.