**Contains descriptions of war atrocities, including rape and infanticide** In 1544, Henry VIII led the largest army ever raised by an English monarch to capture the French port of Boulogne. It was ...
It would be entirely possible to visit St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle and glance over the modest stone slab marking the grave of Henry VIII without noticing it. Its setting might be grand, but ...
Henry VIII was in love many times—or at least, he was married many times. When mention is made, however, of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon, the first of his six wives, the focus tends to be less ...
Oct. 17 (UPI) --King Charles III plans to visit Pope Leo XIV next week in the Vatican as the first reigning English monarch since 1534 to pray in a service with the pontiff. Charles, along with his ...
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 ...
The popular national Broadway tour of the musical "SIX" comes to The Hanover Theatre Oct. 14 to 19. "SIX" takes the six wives of Henry VIII and puts then on stage as pop stars. The show opens The ...
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 ...
Even amid the pomp and splendor of King Henry VIII’s iconic portraits, one accessory stands out: a bejeweled dagger, clutched by the mighty monarch’s left hand. Though the weapon’s function was ...
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 ...
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(JTA) — Since 1540, a prestigious chain of scholars has held the title of the Regius Professor of Hebrew at the University of Cambridge. But not one of these scholars of Hebrew and Semitic studies was ...