1712: Death of former Lord Protector Richard Cromwell aged 85. 1730: Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII. On the same ...

MPs have rightly called for action to stop dangerous medicine shortages (Metro, Tues). The findings of an All-Party ...

Readers discuss Trump's Peace Prize nomination, the Post Office Horizon scandal, doctors on strike and diplomatic pawns.

Saturday-morning cartoons were legend back in the day. Here are some of the best '80s cartoons that will make you feel like a kid again.

Henry VIII’s meals were more than just indulgent—they were political power plays. From roasted swan to spiced wine, every dish showed status.

The team at Maybe Movies strikes a distinctive, minimalistic look in order to represent writer Amélie Northomb's formative ...

Passengers were treated to an unexpected royal encounter today when ‘Henry VIII’ boarded a train to Hampton Court Palace. The King was spotted aboard a South Western Railway service headed for the RHS ...

Song of the summer” is a complex characterization—it’s not simply the most popular track of the season (that’s likely to be ...

Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland, of the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth by Great Britain. Public Record Office ...

Henry VIII, who was born on this day in 1491, is the only English monarch other than William the Conqueror who can claim to have destroyed a society and replaced it with a new one.

Here’s 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 ...

Maybe life would be a little bit better if everything didn’t have to be so lifelike.