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The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Brad Pitt & Queen Elizabeth Were Distant Relatives Through A Shared Ancestor: “Henry II Of England”
Brad Pitt's surprising royal lineage traces back to King Henry II—keep reading to uncover his fascinating medieval connection ...
Daily Mail1mon
The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old funeral effigy head to find out how medieval craftsman made it so lifelike
He was the first Tudor monarch, the king who vanquished Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth Field. So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout and asthma, he was fittingly buried in ...
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Eltham Palace is a heritage site "where art deco meets Henry VIII"
Southeast London's Eltham Palace is an unusual marriage of medieval and Tudor architecture and the opulent interior-design ...
The Valdosta Daily Times6d
BOOK REVIEWS: Henry V: Dan Jones
Dan Jones What most people know of medieval English King Henry V, if most people know anything at all about him, is ...
PHOTO COLLECTION: Britain Shrovetide Football
The ball is thrown to the into play at the start of the annual Shrovetide medieval hugball soccer that is match played in Ashbourne, England, Tuesday, March 4, 2025, which has been played in England ...
The Daily Tar Heel27d
Column: Brawls between secular and spiritual leaders aren’t new — in fact, they’re downright medieval
Rather, they coincide with the distinctly medieval political struggle between ... For example, in January of 1076, the German King Henry IV, along with several German bishops, publicly renounced ...
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The Church's role in medieval life in England
An example of such a dispute occurred between King Henry II and Archbishop Thomas Becket. Henry II was keen to have greater control over the Church and appointed his friend, Thomas Becket ...