Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.

The Tudor-era ship had evaded search parties for centuries, and would probably have continued to do so were it not for the ...

Today in History for Nov. 26: In 1539, in England, the monastery at the Fountains Abbey was surrendered to the Crown. It was the richest of the Cistercian houses, prior to the time of the Dissolution ...

Left: Hans Holbein the Younger, Portrait of Henry VIII (around 1540). Right: An engraving by George Vertue, depicting “Henry the VIII’s dagger’ (1749). Henry VIII: Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, ...

Momentous state visit to Holy See understood to be deeply significant for monarch personally and celebrates Papal Jubilee ...

A gold pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage could be sold for £3.5 million after being found in 2019. The pendant, which is marked with the letters ‘H’ and ‘K’, links to Henry VIII’s marriage to ...

Henry VIII’s tomb, concealed and out of sight, was the very antithesis of his lifelong quest to dominate the arenas of men. Masculinity played an important role in his life, and it was an unavoidable ...

Henry VIII is one of England’s most famous kings. Known for his love of feasting, getting married and chopping people’s heads off (in that order), Henry oversaw some of the most dramatic changes in ...

The first thing you notice about the much-hyped Hans Holbein portrait of Henry VIII at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford is that it ain’t very big. The painting is emblazoned on highway ...

The tomb of the Howard family of Arundel, Sesssex, in the parish church of St Nicholas. This church is interesting because it is physically divided between Roman Catholic and Church of England, the ...

For Damian Lewis, just standing for two weddings of King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" was a daylong royal marathon. The English monarch is remembered for having six wives, ...

A museum in Hartford is now featuring a famous portrait of Henry VIII. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII (1540) is currently on display. Stream ...