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How Henry VIII’s Armies Defeated a Much Larger Scottish Force, Humiliating His Nephew, the King of Scotland
On this day in 1542, the Battle of Solway Moss left James V enfeebled and ill, clearing the way for his young daughter, Mary, ...
Wolf Hall shows an ailing Henry VIII, but what made the king unwell?
At the start of his reign Henry VIII was seen as a handsome, athletic and academically talented ruler, who had a passion for ...
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Lord Cromwell is the government, and the church as well
Chris Bambery looks at the politics behind the clashes of Thomas Cromwell and Henry VIII shown in the television series The ...
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Henry VIII
Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...
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Henry VIII’s chilling final words after years of misery weighing 28 stone
Henry VIII is arguably the most famous King of England. However, in the final years of his life, he was largely unrecognisable from the strong and ruthless ruler of renown. During the last ...
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Henry VIII’s history rewritten as English king branded a ‘monster’ over wives’ treatment
Beheading two wives and having numerous affairs and several (rumoured) children in and out of wedlock was always going to cement Henry VIII as one of history's bad boys. The King of England ...
Man behind Anne Boleyn's rise and fall is exposed in new portrait at her childhood home
The man who was the mastermind behind the rise of Anne Boleyn to the English throne, and her downfall just three years later, ...
Inside 'Preserved' Medieval Kitchen Where Meals Were Made for Henry VIII
TikTok users were "fascinated" by the kitchen in a viral clip, with one commenting on "how much history lives inside these ...