He was worried that he had only one surviving child ... and she would go on to outlive him. Henry VIII died on 28 January 1547 and was succeeded by his son, Edward VI. He was buried next to ...

A family’s bitter court battle over their £85 million estate raises complex trust, inheritance disputes and governance ...

Anne Boleyn was the second of King Henry VIII's six wives and it is widely assumed that she spent some of her life living at ...

If not being talked about really is the worst thing of all, then one English monarch is having a really bad day in the ...

From muscle-bound castles to lavish manor houses, the world is filled with fine stately homes – and many of them happen to be ...

The celebrated television series 'Wolf Hall' is based on the rapid rise to power of Thomas Cromwell in the court of King ...

Rick Frederick (Rick) Charles Clennett, born at home in Coundon on 3rd October 1940, and for many years resident at Wall Hill ...

Edinburghs en famille! The 17-year-old Earl of Wessex is currently studying for his A-Levels, but this Half Term he joined ...

Historian Gareth Russell has written Queen James, a biography of King James VI and I - the last king of Scotland - who moved to London ...

One of the UK’s most iconic maritime destinations is offering families a chance to dive into Britain’s naval past in a series ...

A series of moving words have been written in this week’s Leicester Mercury death notices. The touching tributes honour ...

MI5 and Royal Navy officers tricked the Nazis with a risky deception that saved thousands of lives. That incredible act of derring-do has since inspired a bestselling book, a Hollywood movie, a West ...