THE FACE of British King Henry VII has been recreated in creepily realistic detail. The death mask of the father of infamous Henry VIII was used to create this impressive look into the past.

Matt Loughrey, a graphic artist based in Ireland, has produced a reconstruction based on King Henry VII’s death mask - a wax mask cast in 1509 ...

This is the face of King Henry VII as he would have looked when he was alive. The astonishing digital reconstruction has been made using the ancient king’s death mask.

Henry VIII’s meals were more than just indulgent—they were political power plays. From roasted swan to spiced wine, every ...

It is hoped that the research will establish a firmer link between Henry VII's death mask and Torrigiano's work. The funeral effigy head is one of the most viewed objects in Westminster Abbey's ...

An English church wants to exhume and preserve the remains of a martyr whose head was lopped off and speared on a London ...

As seen in The Spanish Princess, the first Tudor monarch King Henry VII's death was hidden for days before Henry VIII was proclaimed king. Here's what happened.

When Henry died in 1509, after suffering with gout and asthma, he was buried in Westminster Abbey and a wax "death mask" was taken of his face. Graphic artist Matt Loughrey, founder of the website ...

The bloodthirsty draft of a letter by King Henry VIII in which he demands a monk’s violent death is set to go on public display.

Previous research in the 1980s concluded that Torrigiano must have used a model from Henry VII ’s death mask to achieve such lifelike results. A death mask is a likeness, typically wax or plaster of a ...