LONDON (AP) — A painting that has gone on public display Friday could be the only portrait of England's shortest-reigning ...

Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...

In November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (the Church's senior most figure), stepped down amid a damning report ...

During the 16th century there were occasional calls for union between England and Scotland. Some believed that the marriage ...

Researchers believe they may have identified the only known portrait of Lady Jane Grey, the so-called “Nine Days Queen,” ...

Henry VIII is one of England's greatest kings ... which, as that macabre children's rhyme reminds us, did not end well for many of them. And it was a stunning Essex mansion where dear Henry ...

In 1501, at the age of 16, Catherine arrived in England after ... Prince Henry, in 1511, this male heir died soon after. In all she bore Henry six children, including three sons, but all of ...

The island lies in one of the world's largest natural harbours and is reopening after shutting down for the winter.

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It is thought to be the work of Italian Renaissance sculptor Pietro Torrigiano, who came to England after leaving ... brutally continued by his son, Henry VIII, before coming to an end with ...