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Elizabeth I refused to go to bed before she died – a stubborn final act that reflected her reign

In March 1603, Elizabeth I refused to go to bed. For days, she sat on cushions in her Richmond Palace chamber, silent and withdrawn, as her courtiers waited for the end. It’s a final moment that can be read not simply as the failing of her body, but as the…

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1536 at Ambassadors Theatre: Believe the hype, this is electrifying

5/5 Ava Pickett’s award-winning play set during Henry VIII’s reign transfers to the West End and retains every bit of its power

Evening Standard

Mystery sitter in Holbein portrait could be Anne Boleyn, AI analysis finds

Researchers say works may have been incorrectly inscribed in 1700s, leading to centuries-long misunderstanding

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Historic 400-Year-Old Shakespeare Family Home Declared at Risk After Vehicle Reverses Into Building

Hall's Croft, a Shakespearean heritage site, faces a £10 million restoration after a vehicle collision exposed its fragile state, highlighting the challenges of preserving historic buildings.

International Business Times UK

Tudor Heart: A Renaissance gold necklace featuring a French-English pun on the love between Henry VIII and his first wife, Katherine of Aragon

A chance discovery of a 16th-century necklace reveals new information about Tudor-era jewelry styles.

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Bizarre Claim King Henry VIII Portrait Might Prove Time Travel Is Real After Netizen Spots Detail Resurfaces

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A royal rule of thumb for measurements

Brief letters: Sizing up | Kind Hearts and Coronets | Accounting for taste | Deranged scumbags

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Australians scorn this fish once adored by monks and kings

In many parts of Europe, the common carp is a prized table fish. But the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) is arguably Australia’s most vilified fish. Nicknamed the “river rabbit” for its prolific breeding, carp is blamed for degrading rivers, lakes and billabongs.

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Capturing a Queen review – you’ll lose your head looking at so many pictures of Anne Boleyn

Historians have amassed the largest group of portraits of Henry VIII’s second wife, whom he began courting 500 years ago (and beheaded 10 years later). But do we really need a public vote on the best likeness?

The Guardian - UK

How many members of the British royal family have been arrested?

While modern royals have had brushes with the law, you have to go back to the English Civil War to find another who was arrested

Evening Standard

Heart-shaped locket discovery offers rare glimpse into Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon’s marriage

Henry VIII is not remembered as a loving husband. Any English schoolchild can recount the unpleasant fates of most of his six wives with the rhyme: “Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” But though the end of his relationships are famous, less is known about Henry in love.

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5 weird armours from history

For the medieval knight, armour was essential. It provided protection on the battlefield and signified status and rank.

The Conversation

Royally-Inspired Heart Necklaces are Having a Moment Right Now

“Historically, heart-shaped jewellery has always carried significance beyond romance.”

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British Museum raises £3.5m to save heart pendant linked to Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon

The 24-carat artefact was found by a metal detectorist in a Midlands field

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Historic love token lost for centuries gets permanent home at famous museum

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British Museum successfully raises millions to save Henry VIII marriage artefact

Success of the campaign shows the power of history to spark the imagination, says museum director

Evening Standard

British Museum raises £3.5million to save Henry VIII-linked pendant found by metal detectorist in field

The London museum launched has raised £3.5million in just four month to save the Tudor Heart

The Independent UK

British Museum raises £3.5m in four months to save pendant linked to Henry VIII

The London museum launched an appeal in October to save the Tudor Heart.

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Medieval women used falconry to subvert gender norms

Hawks are taking cinematic flight. In two recent literary adaptations, they are entwined with the lives and emotions of their respective protagonists – Agnes Shakespeare (née Hathaway) and Helen Macdonald.

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From statement sleeves to the codpiece: 5 fashions which should come back from Tudor England

There are few dynasties in history as well-known as the Tudors. From Henry VIII’s six wives to Elizabeth I’s defeat of the Spanish Armada, the Tudors continue to capture imaginations.

The Guardian - UK

Hidden detail found in Anne Boleyn portrait was ‘witchcraft rebuttal’, say historians

Exclusive: Underdrawing suggests attempt to debunk myth that former wife of Henry VIII had sixth finger

The Times of India

Random Musing: A brief history of the Church of England (as it gets its first woman Archbishop of Canterbury)

It begins, inevitably, with Henry VIII, who married Catherine but couldn’t produce a male heir. The Pope refused to annul the marriage because Catherine was the aunt of Charles V, the Holy Roman Emperor whose armies effectively controlled Rome — a man at whose snook the Pope could ill afford…

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Why She Never Married Yet Ruled an Empire: The Virgin Queen’s Secret

Queen Elizabeth I was a monarch who reigned in England at a period of political threat, religious fragmentation, and power abuse. Elizabeth was single in contrast to the majority of queens, who got married to make alliances or have heirs. Neither was it a weakness nor a chance decision. It…

Evening Standard

Suffolk house sold with ownership of a 14th century castle on the market for £1.4 million

This converted dairy barn is sold with the ruins of Mettingham Castle, which was once owned by Henry VIII

The Independent UK

Anne Boleyn painting is ‘actually a different royal’, claims historian

Off with her head? Painting in National Portrait Gallery’s collection may have been important political tool to shore-up Elizabeth I’s hold on power

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