Legends surround love, that crazy feeling that can inspire the most beautiful songs, but also the most terrible wars. History ...

The late Queen of England and Ireland was so legendary that her reign was officially crowned the Elizabethan era. But one ...

ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...

ARCHBISHOPS have been very much in the news these past few weeks. York has conventionally had 98 of them, if you start counting from Paulinus in AD 627 who was in, reality, just a bishop (it wasn’t ...

1533), sister of King Henry VIII and widow of King Louis XII of France ... The date 1563 appears at the west end of the tomb. The inscription in English reads: Here lieth the ladie Francis, Duches of ...

Every year, the county of Surrey attracts many visitors to explore and enjoy the picturesque countryside. For visitors curious about the county’s history, there is plenty to discover, from the ...

credit Vilnius Archdiocese The items included the funerary crown of Alexander Jagellion, King of Poland and Grand ... Unearths Missing Centerpiece of Henry VIII’s Crown — And It’s Worth ...

King Richard’s supplanter, and afterwards his charismatic, energetic, imperious son Henry V their cues. As Francis I would be tartly informed when he made an unscheduled detour in 1521 to view John ...

Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18, he became King of England. He loved music, dancing and playing sports, like jousting and archery. But he got angry if ...

Despite the turbulent past of the Reformation and King Henry VIII’s break with Rome almost 500 years ago, relations between the Vatican and the British monarchy are today marked by warmth and ...

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 ...