I recently stayed overnight at Thornbury Castle, now a hotel but once owned by one of our most notorious kings - in fact, you ...

Brush up on the Pole family, Charles V, the Holy Roman Empire & the history that shaped the events in Episode 1 as seen on ...

The much-awaited historical series, Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, has finally been released in the US. After nearly ...

In the tumultuous aftermath of Anne Boleyn's execution, the English court found itself caught in a web of political maneuvering and personal vendettas. The marriage of King Henry VIII and Jane Seymour ...

London is not only the capital of Great Britain, but also one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. This ...

Funding for MASTERPIECE is provided by Viking and Raymond James with additional support from public television viewers and contributors to The MASTERPIECE Trust, created to help ensure the series’ ...

The phrase was reportedly first used 250 years ago Sunday by lawyer Patrick Henry to persuade colonists to prepare for war ...

In the final chapter of the Hilary Mantel book trilogy, Mark Rylance reprises his role as Thomas Cromwell, a man who can feel ...

Returning to their Emmy-nominated roles from the Peabody-winning 2015 adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s bestselling Wolf Hall ...

Here's Thomas Cromwell at New York's Frick Collection, trapped in canvas by the Tudor court painter Hans Holbein: thick ...

Surrey is well-known for having a number of magnificent protected manor houses and estates which have centuries of stories ...