King Henry VIII’s second sorry wife suffered decapitation when she failed to produce a male heir (the formal charge was ...

Casting for the world premiere of Anne Boleyn the Musical has been announced. Playing at Hever Castle, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn, throughout August, the new musical will be performed in a ...

Catherine Howard reigned for barely a year-and-a-half. She seemingly left behind no children or legacies—except for one huge tragedy. She was the fifth wife of King Henry VIII, and only the second ...

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A castle has existed on the site since 857. In the 13th century, it came into the hands of King Edward I and in the 16th century, Henry VIII ... favourite queen, Anne Boleyn, wasn’t included ...

Thornbury Castle ... Henry VII family suite, the Jane Seymour Suite - nestled in the main tower and accessed via a spiral staircase - the Henry VIII Suite where the King himself lodged with Anne ...

Wolf Hall, director Peter Kosminsky’s adaptation of the late author Hilary Mantel’s Booker Prize-winning historical novels, tells the infamous story of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s ...

Mary (who would later become Queen Mary I of England and Spain), but their marriage was cancelled so Henry VIII could marry Anne Boleyn. Catherine was also the first female ambassador in Europe ...

A portrait of the "mastermind" behind the fall of Anne Boleyn ... former queen’s childhood home. Thomas Cromwell, the son of a blacksmith, worked his way up to become King Henry VIII's chief ...

where she would eventually capture the attention of King Henry VIII. Astor-de Merode (who is also set to be the future Lady Astor of Hever) said: “Hever Castle is more than just Anne Boleyn’s ...

As the second wife of King Henry VIII, she was the queen who was long pursued - and then brutally discarded. But was Anne Boleyn - the mother ... Heaver Castle, Henry sent her dozens of letters ...