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'Reflections – Eight King Henrys' by Timothy Gilbert
We are all too familiar with Henry VIII, but what about the other King Henrys? Fascinating research about the eight kings of ...
Historic UK2d
The Life and Downfall of Thomas Cromwell
The celebrated television series 'Wolf Hall' is based on the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King ...
Smithsonian Magazine2d
Why an English King’s Traitorous Brother Was (Allegedly) Drowned in a Barrel of Wine
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, spent his life engaged in a power struggle that pitted cousins and siblings against ...
The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old effigy head
The effigy rested atop Henry's coffin during his funeral in 1509. The head is all that survives after the body was destroyed ...