This bespectacled, demon-faced “Horned Helmet” was presented to Henry VIII by the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I in 1514 (along, tragically, with the rest of a now-lost suit of armor).

King Henry VIII of England was left impotent after suffering ... an horrific situation when a lance penetrated the visor of his helmet. During another joust in January of 1536 a horse fell on ...

READ MORE: Henry VIII breakthrough as ‘last act of mercy ... In 1524, the monarch failed to lower the visor on his helmet while competing and was hit by his opponent’s lance just above ...

When King Henry VIII took the crown in 1509 at the age of 17, members of his court noted he was a scholar and an athlete. He was thoughtful, wise and considerate. But when he died in 1547, many feared ...

By Zachary Woolfe Reporting from Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y. Henry VIII was, by many accounts, an intelligent and sophisticated man — an author and reader, a musician and composer. But the image ...