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

The House of Lords, judicial appointments and… goats cheese? Carolyn Kirby, former president of the Law Society, reflects on the highlights and challenges of her term in the role.

After years of singing along to the cast recording and watching bootlegs on TikTok, I finally got to see “SIX the Musical” ...

Hans Holbein the Younger became court painter to Henry VIII and was regarded as a phenomenon in his day for his ability to bring the characters he painted to life. His famous portrait of the Tudor ...

35.6 x 28 cm. (14 x 11 in.) ...

Hans Holbein, hailing from Germany, is considered to be one of the greatest portrait artists in history. His talent was so notable that he was commissioned by King Henry VIII himself to paint his ...

Henry VIII was the King of England who is best known for having six wives and, in particular, killing some of them.

became King Henry VIII. Soon after he obtained the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. In the first years of his reign Henry VIII ...

He was the first Tudor monarch, the king who vanquished Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout and asthma, he was fittingly buried in ...

The truth lies somewhere in between. Thomas More (1478-1535) was a lawyer, philosopher and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor to Henry VIII. He is best known for his opposition to Henry VIII ...

The National Portrait Gallery has free permanent collections oscillating between Henry's VIII's wives and Panini football stickers. Image: Londonist ...