became King Henry VIII. Soon after he obtained the papal dispensation required to allow him to marry his brother's widow, Catherine of Aragon. In the first years of his reign Henry VIII ...

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 ...

The effigy rested atop Henry's coffin during his funeral in 1509. The head is all that survives after the body was destroyed ...

With around 63 monarchs spanning over 1,200 years, the UK have been sharing their thoughts on their favourite of the historic bunch – with varying and surprising results ...

The lifelike funeral effigy head of Henry VII, the father of Henry VIII and founder of the Tudor ... The lifelike funeral effigy head of King Henry VII, which is part of his tomb at Westminster ...

We are all too familiar with Henry VIII, but what about the other King Henrys? Fascinating research about the eight kings of ...

She was the child of King Henry VIII and his second wife, Anne Boleyn. But despite her mother being beheaded when she was two, Elizabeth I would become one of the few medieval queens of England ...

Ames senior Nathan Kelly plays King Henry VIII in Purgatory in the play “Queens.” Although Kelly has been active in theater since his freshman year, other priorities kept him from participating in the ...

Theo Burns in The Life of King Henry VIII: All is True. Photo credit: Lidia Crisafulli For Wolf Hall fans, the story is home turf, mind you anyone who has studied English history will be all too ...

and by the end of “Henry IV,” Hal has renounced his old habits, brutally rebuffed Falstaff and taken his place on the throne as King Henry V. The relationship between Hal and Falstaff ...

Peter Jackson's King Kong from 2005 is back as McFarlane brings back Kong with a brand new posed figure. Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World is a visually stunning film that reimagines the iconic ...