The Pop Idol winner discovered on this week's episode of BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? that he is related to King Edward I and William the Conquerer - so Mirror man Matt decided to dig into his anc ...

A Tudor festival like no other, it recreates King Henry VIII’s visit to the ancient Manor House in a weekend full of living history, food and fun for the whole family. Taking place on September ...

English Heritage, which now cares for Bayham Abbey, is planning a commemorative event this summer and wants to find people with family connections ... reforms of King Henry VIII.

At the heart of the film is Mary Boleyn, once a consort of King ... the Royal Family, but also sets itself against a pivotal chapter in British history, marking the era when Henry VIII made ...

From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with ...

Take yourself back to Charles and Camilla’s 2005 wedding with a trip to Windsor Guildhall, which is also home to the ...

In 1514, Anne's father arranged for her to be a lady-in-waiting at the French court to Queen Mary, King ... Henry VIII had already had an affair with her sister, Mary. Henry showered Anne and her ...

Meet the detectorist who unearthed a rare item linked to a descendant of a Hundred Year's War prisoner in Norfolk.

On a historic Sussex estate, three women are creating a zero-waste wonderland where the beautiful gardens are good enough to ...

Following the death of King Richard at the battle of Bosworth on 22 August 1485, Henry VII became King but Ms ... throne through the House of Beaufort family. Evidence – a manuscript found ...

All three of these 16th-century monarchs shared the same father, King Henry VIII, though each had different mothers. Here’s how the British family tree looked back then: Mary was the daughter of ...

While many Yorkshire villages lay beside rivers, and some by the sea, few can lay claim to having large water features at ...