Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the walk to Canossa, the birth of George Beverly Shea, and the death of James Caughey.

In the year 1085, Pope Gregory VII, an important church reforming figure, was exiled in Salerno, Italy, as a result of disputes with the Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV. Gregory died that year, and his ...

How Henry Every looted Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s ship: Aurangzeb is often regarded as the most ruthless ruler of the Mughal dynasty, which ruled the Indian subcontinent for almost a century.

Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18 ... in England belonged to the Catholic Church run by the Pope who lived in Rome. Some people said it was run badly ...

Eventually, during Julius Caesar's rule, the calendar no longer matched the actual seasons so the emperor adopted a ... we all know was adopted by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582. After skipping 10 ...

Scheme to protect mile-long shingle beach from effects of climate change may see Hurst Castle isolated by the sea A castle built by Henry VIII could be cut off from the mainland under rewilding ...

Now the voice of Henry VIII’s fifth wife will echo through its darkened halls as her story – and those of fellow female inhabitants of the palace – is brought to life in a new after hours ...

The Tudor expert is the new chief historian at the Historic Royal Palaces, and the BBC spent the day with her at the home of Henry VIII. Sitting in her office at Hampton Court Palace, once the ...

Henry VIII believed that men should rule the country. He wanted a son to reign after his death, but he and his first wife's only surviving child was a daughter, Mary. The Pope allowed Henry to put ...

These include Musonius Rufus, Epictetus, Seneca and the Emperor Marcus Aurelius ... arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” Gregory Elder, a Redlands resident, is a professor emeritus ...