UNCOVERED: Henry viii - The Untold Story

Where is Sense and Sensibility filmed? The beautiful locations from the new adaptation

From a stone-clad mansion in Dorset to a shabby cottage on Dartmoor, these are the destinations that form the backdrop to the new Austen interpretation

The Independent UK · Sep 25

Henry VIII aide ‘saved Catholic manuscript during dissolution of monasteries’

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The Independent UK · Sep 17

Henry VIII enforcer ‘secretly saved Catholic book he was meant to destroy’

New research suggests Sir John Gage, who remained a Catholic throughout the Reformation, shielded a manuscript of Nicholas Love’s early 15th-century Mirror Of The Blessed Life Of Jesus Christ

The Independent UK · Sep 16

The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government

Did the founders of the United States intend to create a Christian nation?

The Conversation · Jun 24

Hugh Jackman plays Robin Hood as wicked – it’s a badly timed take on the hero of the poor

Robin Hood plays should be banned, wrote an advisor to King Henry VIII in 1536 – they were, he argued, teaching the public how to defy the king’s officers. It was basically the medieval equivalent of claiming video games make kids violent, part of a longstanding movement to ban performances…

The Conversation · Jun 16

‘There are stories of a ghost dog and a monk who walks through walls’: a day in the life of a castle keeper

For self-confessed history geek Hatty Harley, life within the walls of English Heritage site Dover Castle is made more magical by the young minds she is able to inspire through her work

The Guardian - UK · Jun 4

53 Epic Latino Nicknames That Are Either The Most Affectionate Or Most Insulting Thing Ever

How is it a good thing to be called "the fat one"? Somehow, if it's coming from a Latino grandma, it is the best thing you can hear. Latino nicknames have taken on a life of their own, and people are rushing to the internet to share the ones they…

Bored Panda · May 22

Elizabeth I refused to go to bed before she died – a stubborn final act that reflected her reign

In March 1603, Elizabeth I refused to go to bed. For days, she sat on cushions in her Richmond Palace chamber, silent and withdrawn, as her courtiers waited for the end. It’s a final moment that can be read not simply as the failing of her body, but as the…

The Conversation · May 15

1536 at Ambassadors Theatre: Believe the hype, this is electrifying

5/5 Ava Pickett’s award-winning play set during Henry VIII’s reign transfers to the West End and retains every bit of its power

Evening Standard · May 13

Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds

Researchers say works may have been incorrectly inscribed in 1700s, leading to centuries-long misunderstanding

The Guardian - UK · May 3