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

Despite Henry VIII’s attempts, only four of his children reached adulthood, with just one being a legitimate son. For Henry VIII’s three surviving legitimate children—Mary, Elizabeth, and ...

King Farouk of Egypt’s life was a brutal lesson that “the bigger they are, the harder they fall.” From birth, the ruler’s whole world was a procession of luxury, debauchery, and ...

To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...

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 ...

The Masterpiece series featuring King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) and Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) shows off historic locations.

KING Henry VIII was once the “superstar prince of Europe”, but his final wife had to put up with a repulsive maniac who could be smelt from three rooms away. A new film titled Firebrand about ...

The cast and crew examine the turbulent reign of King Henry XIII.

King Charles III led a royal procession transporting his mother’s coffin to St. Giles’ Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Monday as crowds gathered to pay their respects.

Alicia Vikander says the story of Henry VIII's surviving wife is rarely told because audiences are drawn to 'grim stories' about the Tudor period.

She was temporarily buried in one of the side chapels until the main Lady chapel was sufficiently advanced for her grave to be made in it. Her tomb inscription reads: Here lies Queen Elizabeth, ...