Catherine Parr is now best remembered for being the sixth and final wife of King Henry VIII. “Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded — survived.” Catherine was the fortunate wife who ...

Catherine’s nephew, Emperor Charles V, and the papacy were having their ... These acts did not change English religion — just politics. Henry as king was head of the Church.

Henry was the only child of Henry V and Catherine de Valois and was born at Windsor Castle on 6th December 1421. He became king when he was just eight months old and is remembered for his scholastic ...

Six hundred years ago this weekend, a wet and battered English army was fleeing France. King Henry V of England had invaded, hoping to press a claim to the French throne — a weak claim that was ...

He and his wife Catherine wore fine clothes, employed talented musicians and threw elaborate jousts and parties. Henry wanted to be like a previous king of England, Henry V, and conquer France.

By mid-1536, Mary was the only one of the king’s subjects who had yet to accept Henry’s status as head of the church and the invalidity of his marriage to her mother, Catherine of Aragon.

And to fully appreciate the nuanced power plays that Thomas Cromwell must navigate and the dizzying high-wire act that he must perform, it helps to understand the historical context of King Henry ...

Henry was the second son of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York and was born at Greenwich Palace on 28th June 1491. His brother Arthur died and he succeeded his father as King in April 1509 ...