Think of a king and your brain is likely to conjure up a portrait of Henry VIII. It’ll probably be one of the Hans Holbein ones where he’s all square: square ends to his feet that are planted wide ...

1313: Louis the Bavarian defeats his cousin Frederick I of Austria at the Battle of Gammelsdorf 1492: Henry VII of England and Charles VIII of France sign the Peace of Etaples. 1520: King Christian ..

Survival – both Mary’s and his own – preoccupies Thomas Cromwell in this first episode. As Henry VII’s leading adviser, he has his head in the mouth of a lion and is astute enough to know that one ...

The author herself is now dead; the original actor playing the Duke of Norfolk, Bernard Hill, as well, with Timothy Spall ...

These are the UK locations that have appeared in Christmas films and TV that you can visit in real life, from a Surrey ...

including a length of rope recovered from King Henry VIII’s Tudor flagship, the Mary Rose. “Virtually nothing that comes from the Mary Rose ever comes on to the market. It’s just so unusual ...

The original Barcombe surrounds pretty St Mary’s Church, Barcombe Cross is where villagers fled to escape the Black Death and ...

Jane Seymour, the only of King Henry VIII’s wives to receive the burial ... and she was immortalised in Hans Holbein’s family portrait of the Tudor King.

The most eye-catching UK coverage is Channel 4’s America Decides: US Presidential Election (10pm), presented by Emily Maitlis and Krishnan Guru-Murthy. Much like the channel’s UK election results show ...

Catering to festive foodies and art aficionados, here are the best London Christmas markets to get you in the holiday spirit ...