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

Henry VIII’s close adviser was resolute in upholding secular and spiritual authorities over individual judgment. When it came ...

Sir Thomas More was beheaded at Tower Hill in 1535 after he refused to acknowledge the monarch as head of the church ...

The Anglican Communion is exploring diluting the Archbishop of Canterbury's role as its central symbolic leader, in an ...

Permission is being sought to exhume Thomas More’s head from a Kent vault, 500 years after it was put on a pike on London Bridge.

These coastal day-trip delights are easily reachable from London and offer beautiful beaches, fish and chips and lovely ...

Learn about the major world events and happenings, birthdays, and deaths that took place on July 12. Check what happened ...

Today in History for July 12: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel ...

King Charles surprised royal fans on Wednesday as he rolled up his sleeves and took part in a community litter pick along the ...

Henry VIII’s lord chancellor was martyred in 1935, meaning his remains are considered a holy relic in Catholicism ...