The British Museum launched a fundraising campaign to keep a dazzling Tudor treasure linked to Henry VIII in public hands.
A 24 carat gold jewel, engraved with the initials h and k and linked to Catherine of Aragon’s 1518 tournament, was unearthed ...
The Tudor king, renowned for his ruthless approach to marriage, is believed to have given the solid gold heart-shaped locket ...
LONDON (Reuters) - English Tudor king Henry VIII and his six wives are a staple tale of costume dramas - now a new television series is turning viewers' attention to the story of the first, Catherine ...
During the pandemic, a British couple was tending their back garden when they discovered a cache of 15th- and 16th-century coins. Many of them date to the reign of Henry VIII, and some bear the ...
It was a find of such magnitude that the amateur detectorist who discovered it was lost for words, and the expert who unraveled its mysteries spent two years researching it. Charlie Clarke had only ...
Think you know the story of Catherine of Aragon and Henry VIII? Think again. “By the time we meet Catherine in most [stories], she’s already the frumpy, grumpy ostracized wife stuck in exile,” notes ...
A medieval townhouse dating back to the 13th century that was once home to Catherine of Aragon, the first of Henry VIII's six wives, is on sale in Ludlow, England. The 12-bedroom Castle Lodge—which is ...
The Spanish Princess is nearing the end of its time, but history buffs will tell you that Catherine and Henry's story didn't end for decades to come. Still, since it was originally a limited series, ...
History remembers Catherine of Aragon as Henry VIII’s boring first wife who he pushed aside for the more exciting (and doomed) Anne Boleyn. The new miniseries “The Spanish Princess” dramatizes ...