Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new historical ...

A couple in southern England were working in their garden, adjusting a fence post. As they dug into the clay soil near their flower bed, they hit something unexpected—a handful of small, round objects ...

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 ...

It was the high point of the cardinal's career as Lord High Chancellor of England. The Tudor rose, which is front and centre of the shield, symbolised his loyalty to King Henry VIII. The red cappello ...

The hoard includes coins from the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV, Henry VII, and Henry VIII, along with three of his wives.

Catherine Parr did more than simply outlive her notorious husband. She played a role in shaping the future of the kingdom—and the reigns of its future queens. Catherine Parr was not simply the sixth ...

United. Uber. Wells Fargo. CEOs of well-known brands are constantly under a microscope—every mistake or fault criticized, analyzed, and publicized. After a passenger was forcibly removed from his seat ...

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 ...

In “The Waiting Game,” the historian Nicola Clark tells a lively and vivid story of the women who served Henry VIII’s queens. By Eva Wolchover “Firebrand” focuses on his sixth spouse as she tries to ...

Here are seven notable enemies of Martin Luther, the Augustinian monk who nailed 95 theses on a church door in Wittenberg, Germany on this day in 1517, launching the widely influential Protestant ...