Much of the building was destroyed - but the remaining house and foundations are still standing - and you can still see it to ...

King Henry VIII is synonymous with his six wives and his break from the Catholic Church, but he also had a number of ...

On one ancient bridge at Clyst St Mary a plaque bearing the date 1549 marks the spot where a brutal battle raged and left ...

Our fascination with Henry VIII’s second wife has lasted for 500 years. Here’s the truth about the woman who broke all the rules ...

My interest in Japanese Catholicism was reignited recently by the Nagasaki Bell Project, a noble effort being led by ...

Featuring everything from ancient stone circles to world-class museums and mighty castles, these photographs show the UK's historical places at their most beautiful.

Our royal experts detail the shocking tale of how King George VI ... Prince Edward immediately became King Edward VIII. As king, Edward VIII was Supreme Governor of the Church of England ...

Left: Portrait of Mary Tudor as Queen of England circa 1554 After ... With Cromwell gone, he returned to Henry VIII’s good graces. But under Edward VI, he refused to support the Protestant ...

The Tudor-era figure is known for masterminding the separation of the Church of England from Rome and playing ... But even his close bond with King Henry VIII couldn’t save Cromwell from the ...

The wife of the former king, Edward VIII, spent her final years as a “prisoner ... brother and Queen Elizabeth’s father, George VI, onto the throne. Wallis was reportedly blamed by the ...

You’re living in medieval England and just celebrated the resurrection of Jesus ... But more entertaining was the ritual innocent hostage-taking of the festival. Henry VIII tried to ban Hocktide ...