The Greater Compromiser,” Henry Clay was born in Virginia but built a large political legacy in Kentucky. The Herald-Leader’s yearlong series of Lexington’s 250th anniversary spotlights his life.

An Illinois children’s author captivated generations of American youths with the story of some of the most famous feral horses of all. Marguerite Henry was one of Illinois’ best-known and most-loved ...

Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth ... But, unwilling to anger Catherine of Aragon's nephew – the most powerful ruler in Europe, the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V – the ...

A museum in Hartford is now featuring a famous portrait of Henry VIII. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein’s Portrait of Henry VIII (1540) is currently on display.

Archaeologists have been revealing the ethnic diversity of the crew on the Mary Rose using human remains from Henry VIII's warship. The ship sank in 1545, but the wreck, 19,000 artefacts and the ...

HENRY VIII: Ah ha! Yes! Go on, big me up! NARRATOR: Perhaps the most famous king in English history. He ruled England for 38 years from 1509 to 1547. Time enough for six marriages and one major ...