Anne Boleyn is one of the most infamous and tragic queens in history—and for good reason. Her courtship of King Henry VIII ...

Aaron Koller from New York has been appointed to the historic role which was inaugurated by Henry VIII in 1540 ...

Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution.

There were always rumors about him, though. Johnny Rotten famously called him out on TV in the '70s. Richard Herring and ...

Sinister conversations in hushed tones behind gold-plated Gothic columns faintly illumined by flickering torchlight.

Bank Holiday weekend and half-term quickly approaches, you might be at a loss for things to do. Luckily, we have got you covered with 10 off-the-radar historic gems from around the UK.

The six wives of Henry VIII take center stage in a smash musical that retells their turbulent life (and death) stories. Here’s the history behind the hit. King Henry VIII of England is ...

For decades, historians piled layer after layer of interpretation upon Henry VIII's astute chief minister ... Church to establish his own church in England. But now, with the emergence of ...

History The final years of Henry VIII’s reign were a dark period for Tudor England: a time when a queen could be beheaded on trumped-up charges of treason, and a longtime friend of the king ...

‘The scandalous history behind King Henry VIII of England and his six wives comes to life in the racy series…’ Time wrote in its review. The Tudors ran from 2007 until 2010 and starred ...

Thomas Cromwell was once one of the most powerful men in England, having gained King Henry VIII's favour for his advice during ... him in the years after Anne Boleyn's execution. In real life, this ...

In real life the monarch had two more wives ... who ruled until her death in 1558 as the first Queen of England at which point Elizabeth I took the throne. While he had three legitimate children, ...