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 ...

Henry VIII planned a monumental tomb to match his power and legacy. Instead, the king who reshaped England’s relationship with Rome now lies beneath a small, easily missed slab. Here’s how three Tudor ...

Becket’s shrine in Canterbury Cathedral — was destroyed by King Henry VIII in 1538, to this day pilgrims walk along that ...

When it comes to fresh, tasty food, who had it better? Henry VIII, king of England from 1509 to 1547, or you and me going to Burger King with $10 in our pockets? "The Burger King Whopper is actually a ...

It’s difficult to imagine a more skilful propagandist than Hans Holbein the Younger, the German-born artist who spent much of his career in London (where he died, probably from the plague, in 1543).

These are the famous words of St. Thomas More, spoken to the crowds moments before his public beheading on July 6, 1535, just two weeks after the execution of St. John Fisher with whom he shares his ...

Jude Law got very into character when filming his latest movie. During a recent interview with People at the premiere of his upcoming movie, "Firebrand," at the Tribeca Film Festival, Law went into ...