Anne Boleyn was the second wife of Henry VIII and the mother of Elizabeth I ... He appealed to Pope Clement VII for an annulment to his marriage so that he could marry Anne.

The late Queen of England and Ireland was so legendary that her reign was officially crowned the Elizabethan era. But one ...

The programme premiered in 2007 and is set during the reign of Henry VIII. The first series became the highest-rating ...

Before their marriage in 1533, Henry VIII’s controversial romance with Anne Boleyn was fueled by intimate love letters. Only the correspondence from Henry VIII’s perspective exists today and ...

But one lesser-known and sometimes forgotten association with Royalty can be found in the south Essex town of Rayleigh. The historic market town, which is mentioned in the Domesday Book, has a close ...

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Episcopal Rev. Mariann Budde’s scolding of Donald Trump is emblematic of the dire straits the Episcopal Church is in, writes Chris Roemer.

Henry VIII was a Tudor king who ruled England from ... though Henry’s failed marriage to Anne of Cleves, which was encouraged by Cromwell, could also have played a role. The downfall of both ...

In 1947, gangster Al "Scarface" Capone died at age 48 after suffering from syphilis. In 1959, the first scheduled transcontinental passenger jet flight took place, a non-stop American Airlines trip ...

What happened on January 25 in world history? Here are 4 events worth remembering: See them above in our 57-second video, and below for more details! Get On This Day In History delivered straight ...