On the 500th anniversary of King Henry VIII’s split from the Church, three prominent historians discuss the event’s repercussions on Christendom. King Henry VIII may have lived five centuries ago, but ...

The story of Henry’s wives — albeit without Jewish content — will be retold Oct. 7-12 at the Benedum Center in “SIX,” recast as a musical competition in which each of the king’s six brides sings her ...

Based on Hilary Mantel’s novel “The Mirror & the Light,” the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles the last four years of the statesman’s life Based on a True Story Meilan ...

LONDON — Tudor England under King Henry VIII was more racially diverse than experts previously thought, according to a new study analyzing skeletal remains of a drowned maritime crew. The "Mary Rose" ...

King Henry VIII divorced a Spanish princess; annulled his marriage to the daughter of a German baron; mourned his queen who died 12 days after she birthed a son; and had three other wives decapitated.

Catherine Parr (Anna Uzele) performs “I Don’t Need Your Love” in "SIX." (Courtesy Liz Lauren/American Repertory Theater) The six wives of King Henry VIII of England have touched down in Cambridge to ...

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 ...

Art enthusiasts are losing their heads over this discovery. A highly rare and significant portrait of England’s monarch Henry VIII — thought to be lost in 1781 — has been hiding in plain sight on a ...

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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