Henry VIII

Dan Stacey has a look around White Ladies Priory, which many people say is haunted

Plus Shropshire priory ruins that sheltered a king – and may hide a ghost

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

British Museum raises £3.5m in four months to save pendant found in West Midland...

Plus Historic house in Ludlow to reopen as boutique hotel after six-year renovation p...

British Museum in £3.5m appeal to save Tudor Heart pendant found in a West Midla...

Plus Heritage Open Days 2025: A rare glimpse inside a 15th-century Shropshire Guildha...

Looking for somewhere cosy for a pint after an autumn walk? We reveal six of the...

Got one of these surnames? You might be related to the Royal Family

From Willy Wonka to Henry VIII - Wellington primary pupils shine in annual talen...

Ludlow café's reopening after being gutted by fire 'delayed' as work paused

Charity searches for descendants of rioters involved in 1525 uprising

Farmhouse steeped in history with a lake and Italian garden becomes the latest £...

Firebrand will be shown at Knighton cinema

More details emerge about stunning new £2.8m Raffle House dream prize

Firebrand will be shown at Kington cinema

King and Queen celebrate Italian cuisine at Highgrove dinner with Stanley Tucci

King and Queen to pay state visits to Italy and the Vatican
Charles and Camilla’s long-expected trip will take place in April and see them meet Pope Francis.
Laura Elston, PA Court Reporter

MP outlines opposition to calls to ban first-cousin marriage in the UK

Ireland asked Tower of London to return ‘illegally smuggled’ rare cannons

What the papers say – November 11

Lady Jane Grey, the nine-day Queen

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Bones from wreck of Mary Rose suggest handedness might affect collarbones

Thomas Cromwell tells figure to ‘have the axe’ ready in Wolf Hall trailer

HarperCollins to publish Philippa Gregory novel about another Boleyn girl

Immersive royal display lights up Canterbury Cathedral

Film Talk: Bio-exorcist bad boy Beetlejuice is back after a 36-year hiatus

Gardeners at Anne Boleyn’s childhood home chop back 5km of hedging

Historic and welcoming, the Combermere Arms is a place with a lot to offer

Plus A foodies paradise' but also an historic site offering a decent pint
It's a pub that heralds back to the Tudor Age, but has always kept a keen eye on the future.
James Vukmirovic

Sir Mark Rylance and Damian Lewis return in first look at Wolf Hall sequel

Gold coin collection valued at £17,000 to be sold at Shropshire auction

Wolf Hall’s final series will honour Hilary Mantel, director says

Plus Stunning country estate once sold by Henry VIII on the market near Ludlow for £2...

Dream Stream: The Tudors, Miranda, and Futurama

Jude Law and Alicia Vikander lead stars at premiere of Firebrand in Cannes

Aston Villa and Cardiff City come together to remember Peter Whittingham

Flashback to October 1982: Mary Rose is brought back to the surface

Dan Morris: Henry Cavill, come and geek out with me

Quilters have two exhibitions in one as they display their lockdown designs

Sir Mark Rylance confirms sequel to Wolf Hall adaptation

Queen of burlesque Dita Von Teese says she is ‘obsessed’ with British royalty

Review: Josh Widdicombe - Bit Much, at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre

Whitchurch auction house sees Roman marble bust sell for £27,000 in knockout sal...

Paapa Essiedu joins cast of BBC crime drama The Capture for season two

Michelle Williams cast as Henry VIII’s last wife in upcoming film Firebrand

Hall believed he was a direct male descendant of Henry VIII

Horrible history? How Henry VIII left his mark on our region

Barmiest bits of British history feature in show coming to Shrewsbury

Thomas Becket stained glass window in wrong order, experts discover

Family finds 15th century gold coins while pulling weeds in garden

Oswestry's odd Oswald omission

Nimax Theatre boss calls for support for freelancers and self-employed

Peter Rhodes on the new Rebecca, dignity for animals and judging historical figu...

SIX The Musical added to Birmingham drive-in concert series

Museum bids to get to the bottom of best exhibit

Danny Dyer’s online lesson details how Henry VIII ‘got the hump’ with the Pope

Catherine of Aragon's former Ludlow home to become hotel

New exhibition tells stories of Ludlow's remarkable women

Ludlow's famous female historical figures in exhibition

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