Treason, tyranny, and terror are fabled words of King Henry VIII, one of history’s most controversial autocrats and ...
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 ...
When Henry VII died in 1509, this popular eighteen-year-old prince, known for his love of hunting and dancing, became King Henry VIII ... latest guns including the Mary Rose, which sank in ...
Damian Lewis (King Henry VIII), Mark Rylance (Thomas ... Lilit Lesser (foreground) as Princess Mary, daughter of Henry VIII and his first wife Catherine of Aragon. “We [know] from letters ...
An intriguing portrait believed by some to be of England’s ill-fated queen, Lady Jane Grey, could be the only one painted ...
Nearly 500 years on from her death, researchers believe a defaced painting could be the only known work depicting Lady Jane ...
The most difficult part of her reign is usually regarded as the immediate aftermath of the death of her former daughter ... became king. She was the child of King Henry VIII and his second ...
Lady Jane was born in 1537, as the eldest daughter of Lady Frances and Henry Grey and was directly linked to King ... Henry VIII, in a bid to prevent the rise of her Catholic cousin, Mary Tudor ...
After conducting a new analysis, some researchers think it may be the only portrait of Grey created during her lifetime—a ...
Experts believe they have uncovered enough evidence to suggest a Tudor-era portrait could be the only known image of Lady ...