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Smithsonian Magazine on MSNAn English Church Wants to Exhume the Skull of Thomas More, Tudor Statesman Beheaded by Henry VIII Nearly 500 Years Ago
The king accused More of treason and ordered his execution in 1535. Now, St. Dunstan's hopes to conserve the Catholic saint's ...
Margaret Douglas was a formidable figure in Tudor history. A cousin of Queen Elizabeth I, her position in Tudor politics was ...
The Church of England is weighing plans to exhume and enshrine the head of St. Thomas More , the patron saint of statesmen and politicians, in time for the 500th anniversary of his 1535 martyrdom.
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The Strange Case of King Henry VI’s Mental Collapse
King Henry VI of England experienced a dramatic mental and physical collapse that left his court and kingdom in turmoil - but what exactly caused it? In this video, we explore the historical accounts ...
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James Norton & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Do Battle In Trailer For Historical Epic ‘King & Conqueror’
A 'King & Conqueror' BBC trailer features James Norton & Nikolaj Coster-Waldau doing battle - show will launch in August.
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Mysterious deaths of English princes solved more than 500 years after they disappeared, author says
Philippa Langley, who helped unearth King Richard III's body from a parking lot in 2012, says that two young princes who ...
Have you heard of The King’s Remembrancer? This role predates even the Magna Carta and still exists within the monarchy: ...
St. Thomas More (1478–1535) served as Lord Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII. A renowned scholar and author of ...
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Essex Live on MSNThe gorgeous Essex park linked with King Henry VIII with scenic walkways and picturesque pond
Better known perhaps for his six wives - divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived - as the rhyme of their fates ...
She was the long dead widow who was used by a king to overthrow his own nephew and yet her name is all but forgotten today.
A larger-than-life king known for his lavish jewels, epic harem, luxury obsessions and the invention of the Patiala Peg, Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala lived extravagantly, leaving behind a ...
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