The 17th-century artist’s likeness of the young Hapsburg, currently on view at the Norton Simon Museum in California, ...

A song and dance is being made of cold-hearted British King Henry VIII’s six wives in the upcoming musical, SIX The Musical ...

Hadleigh vicar Dr Rowland Taylor was put to death. Dr Taylor was one of many Protestant martyrs killed under Mary I.

“Hereditary states are much less difficult to hold than new states. If such a ruler is ordinarily diligent and competent his government will always be secure.” Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) ...

King Charles III, head of the Church of England, and Queen Camilla will travel to the Vatican to meet Pope Francis in April, ...

ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...

ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...

Every episode of 'one of the best' period dramas is streaming for free - and fans can't stop raving about the 'sexy and spellbinding' performances. Historical drama series The Spanish Princess aired ...

The BBC show has caused a 60 per cent surge in people searching for castle holidays, according to new research ...

Catherine - who is married to Bo Welch and has Matthew, 30, as well as 28-year-old Luke with him - said: "It didn’t feel right praying for my home to be saved. We were really lucky. The least you can ...

If you're a history buff with Amazon Prime, you might want to add this 'must-see' drama to your watch list. Both seasons of ...