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

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

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

After conducting a new analysis, some researchers think it may be the only portrait of Grey created during her lifetime—a ...

The sequel casts an unflinching eye on one of the more volatile chapters of Henry VIII’s reign, when monasteries were dissolved, uprisings brewed both at home and abroad, and even Royal Privy ...

In the first years of his reign Henry VIII effectively relied on Thomas Wolsey to rule for him, and by 1515 Henry had elevated him to the highest role in government: Lord Chancellor. In 1521 Pope ...

Henry VIII, before coming to an end with his granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth I, when she died in 1601. Henry VII's reign was a prosperous one, meaning there were funds to build the 'wonder of the ...

Six is nothing short of a dazzling, high-energy masterpiece that breathes new life into history with a modern pop twist. This ...

In 41 BC, Cleopatra hosted a dinner to celebrate the Roman leader Mark Antony, who was a well-known party animal. Twelve ...

John Leland was the right man in the right place during Henry VIII’s reign when the monasteries were being dissolved and their priceless libraries dispersed. Dr John Chandler, an associate lecturer at ...