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From a real-life Downton Abbey, to an ancient castle on top of an island, these historic sites will impress the whole family

The actor answers your questions about football-spectator stress, playing down his good looks, and why he’d like to play Dickie Greenleaf in his 50s

The 1933 hit film The Private Life of Henry VIII was, inevitably, structured around the infamous king’s six wives. But wife number six, Katherine Parr, only got a minute or so of screen time at the very end, as the comedy schoolmarm who tamed the king in his old age.…

Law’s fabulously monstrous Henry VIII is the best thing about this 21st-century take on the king’s last wife, Katherine Parr

King Henry was Parr’s third husband, after she was widowed twice before their marriage

This story of the gluttonous king’s least-explored wife has its promising flourishes, but veers off the historical record too often

Ahead of his transformation into an ageing, smelly Henry VIII in new film Firebrand, the twice Oscar-nominated actor is answering your questions

Beards have long been thought to confer masculinity on its wearer, especially as a reaction to times of crisis

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In 1534, King Henry VIII infamously broke away from the Catholic Church, becoming the head of the Church of England. Following this, two lesser-known acts were passed, the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1535 and the Suppression of Religious Houses Act 1539 (also known as the “two Acts of Dissolution”).

The Oscar-winning Swedish star on keeping her head as Henry VIII’s last wife in a no-holds-barred reimagining of the Tudor court, the rise of AI – and why filming feels like first love