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‘I don’t buy it’ … Ava Pickett on her play about Anne Boleyn’s treason and incest

Was the second wife of Henry VIII really guilty of the crimes she was beheaded for? Pickett’s award-winning new play takes a sideways look at her downfall – by imagining its impact on everyday women

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25, 2025

King Henry VIII blocking Chelsea from expanding Stamford Bridge

Chelsea are unable to redevelop Stamford Bridge due to King Henry VIII...

FourFourTwo · Mar 25, 2025

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light sequel premieres on PBS tonight

A decade after the first installment, Wolf Hall: The Mirror returns with stars Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis

WhatToWatch · Mar 23, 2025

The best Easter egg hunts in the UK for 2025

Here are the family-friendly trails for some cracking fun this Easter

The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2025

This portrait may be the only one of England's 9-day queen painted during her lifetime

Research by the charity English Heritage suggests it may have found a portrait of England's shortest-reigning queen Lady Jane Grey

The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2025

The Golden Throne by Christopher de Bellaigue review – Suleyman returns

A new instalment of the extraordinary and brutal story of the greatest Ottoman sultan reads like a thrilling novel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 27, 2025

What is the International Space Station made of? Try our kids’ quiz

Five multiple-choice questions – set by children – to test your knowledge, and a chance to submit your own junior brainteasers for future quizzes

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2025

A Man for All Seasons review – Martin Shaw excels in Robert Bolt’s timeless Tudor morality play

Shaw conveys both the public and private Thomas More in a period-perfect if patchy production of Bolt’s 1960 play of power and corruption

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26, 2025

Mark Rylance took significant pay cut to get final Wolf Hall made – director

The BBC drama, based on Dame Hilary Mantel’s final novel in her epic Tudor trilogy, returned last year with Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light.

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2025

The Guardian view on The Traitors: television for dark times

Editorial: The hit show has been compared to cosy crime drama. But it also has parallels with Hilary Mantel’s historical masterpiece

The Guardian - UK · Jan 24, 2025