St. Thomas More (1478–1535) served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. A renowned scholar and author of ...

Philippa Langley, who helped unearth King Richard III's body from a parking lot in 2012, says that two young princes who ...

An English church wants to exhume and preserve the remains of a martyr whose head was lopped off and speared on a London ...

Henry VIII’s reign was a turbulent period, marked by religious tension as the King severed England, Wales and Ireland’s relationship with the Catholic Church in Rome.

On January 24, 1536, the 44-year-old Henry VIII was injured in a jousting accident. His horse fell on top of him, knocking him unconscious for two hours and tearing open an old injury in his leg.

For Damian Lewis, just standing for two weddings of King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" was a daylong royal marathon.. The English monarch is remembered for having six wives ...

C elebrations are set to be held as a 'very important milestone' looms in Nuneaton's history. It is reported the town was ...

Henry VII died on April 21, 1509, though some sources argue the possibility that the king passed on April 22 instead. The confusion come in part due to the fact that news of the secluded king's ...

Renaissance England is inseparable from the reign of King Henry VIII, the notorious monarch who famously had six wives—most of whom met unfortunate ends. Initially married to Catherine of Aragon ...

Even a mushroom-like growth on his nose and evidence of a pierced right ear seemed to point to King Henry IV. Though beloved by most of his people, the Bourbon monarch was assassinated in 1610 ...

For its part, “The King” focuses on Hal-Henry, turning his evolution into a predictable journey into self-awareness, with brooding looks and noble intentions.