He reigned for nine years with his Danish-born consort Queen Alexandra – an elegant woman whose taste in dresses and ...

In the saga of King Henry VIII, Anne of Cleves holds her secrets tight. She gave him no children, they were married for ...

The exhibition reveals Van Gogh’s intense devotion to painting—even through deep sorrow and unbearable hallucinations.

Like many feminist artists, she took the body as her subject. But while others were exploring their own bodies, she painted ...

As Catholics and many others across the world mourn and observe the death of Pope Francis, we look back at another pope who ...

Easter is the most important festival of the Christian calendar, and so it is unsuprising that most of England’s ...

TIME began in Greenwich, or at least it’s where you’ll find the Meridian Line. Not only does the London borough have an ...

Over the past six years, a shift has occurred among younger generations. Young Catholics now outnumber Anglicans by more than two to one.

Well, the most secretive royal building just got a bit less secretive. As of this week, the 500-year-old palace – for ...

One of the nicest walks in London follows a trail through the lives of the British royal family, from Kensington Palace to ...

Tudor fans in Connecticut will have a wonderful opportunity to come face to face with Hans Holbein's Portrait of Henry VIII this spring. The celebrated Barberini portrait (usually on display in Rome) ...

The gold sovereign came into existence in 1489 under King Henry VII. Throughout this period ... The exception to this was in the brief reign of Edward VIII. He liked portraits of himself facing to the ...