In both life and art, Holbein had a “talent for catching every rising tide”, said Mathew Lyons in The Spectator. Goldring’s ...

A new biography explores how Hans Holbein’s portraits shaped the public image and enduring legacy of England’s most famous royal family.

Spend just a few minutes with England's Joe Heyes and you will be entertained by his company. But you're also likely to learn ...

When the British military historian Alexander McKee began searching for shipwrecks near the Isle of Wight in 1965, there was one in particular he hoped to find: the Mary Rose. The Tudor-era ship had ...

Henry's marriage to Anne of Cleves only lasted 6 months before (you guessed it), he divorced her to marry someone else! Henry was displeased with her appearance and character and annulled their ...

Jane Boleyn, Viscountess Rochford, is one of the most infamous figures from the turbulent court of King Henry VIII. She's ...

Long before Farnham was a bustling market town, its quiet palace rooms once sheltered the most precious child in the kingdom, ...

The historic home was initially owned by Henry Roper - a gentleman servant to Catherine of Aragon, who was the first of King ...

Of all the estates and houses available to King Henry VIII, Greenwich Palace in southeast London was known to be his favorite. The king spent more than 4,000 nights there (that’s almost 11 years in ...

Johns Hopkins faculty and staff are a notoriously innovative, curious, and extremely busy cohort. Yet in the midst of an ...

Many believe that the Churchill tank, widely used by the United Kingdom during World War II, was named for then-prime minister Winston Churchill. It was not—but there is a connection.

Henry VIII’s jousting yard on the former grounds of Greenwich Palace has been located using ground-penetrating radar. Jousting was one of Henry’s (r. 1509–1547) favorite pastimes, so he ordered a ...