Croydon has a claim to being an important part of history, at least in one particular narrative relating to one of England's ...

In 1947, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone died at age 48 after suffering from syphilis. In 1959, the first scheduled ...

King Henry VIII was “un-woke”, but should still be ... for beheading two of his six wives and separating the Church of ...

A city cathedral said it planned to host its "biggest ever" festival to honour Katharine of Aragon, the Queen of England who ...

What happened to Anne of Cleves after her divorce? Anne of Cleves remained in England after her divorce from Henry VIII, and she went on to outlive him and all of his wives. She also witnessed ...

All four seasons have recently been made available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, while also being available to watch on ...

Henry VIII was brought up as a devout Catholic. In the early years of his reign he attended mass five times a day and his most trusted adviser was the head of the Catholic Church in England ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...

A Tudor gold pendant was discovered by metal detectorists in Warwickshire A Tudor gold pendant linked with Henry VIII is one of thousands of treasures discovered by metal detectorists unveiled at ...

The artist was Henry VIII's painter and the most influential in Tudor England. Holbein painted defining portraits of Henry, his six wives and other figures such as Sir Thomas More. It is thought ...

A far reaching consequence of the lengthy negotiations for his divorce from Katherine of Aragon led to his break with Rome, leading to the establishment of the Church of England ... The coronation of ...