Damian Lewis' King Henry VIII rules 'Wolf Hall' in historic manors: 'Tudor Elvis'
The Masterpiece series featuring King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) and Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) shows off historic locations.
Famous Henry VIII portrait on display at Hartford museum
A museum in Hartford is now featuring a famous portrait of Henry VIII. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein ...
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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Famous portrait of Henry VII temporarily on display at the Wadsworth in Hartford
A portrait of Henry VII on loan from Rome is now on display at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, according to museum ...
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Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
For decades, historians piled layer after layer of interpretation upon Henry VIII's astute chief minister, a key figure in the Reformation, when King Henry broke from the Catholic Church to ...
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Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"
subsequently playing home or host to many of Britain's historical elite – not least the Tudor king Henry VIII, who lived at Eltham Palace in childhood. At the turn of the 17th century ...
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Principality of Liechtenstein Accepts Article VIII Obligations
The Principality of Liechtenstein has accepted the Article VIII obligations, signaling that Liechtenstein will continue to pursue economic policies that contribute to a multilateral payments system ...
A 16th-Century Guide to Pooping at King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace
Discover how King Henry VIII and other members of the Tudor nobility handled going to the bathroom in the mid-1500s. (Spoiler ...
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The Looney Tunes frog was based on a true story
This week’s entry: Ol’ Rip The Horned Toad What it’s about: The most famous lizard in American history. In 1928, a time capsule was opened in Eastland, Texas, and inside was a still-living ...