A MOST interesting exhibition has recently been held at the National Portrait Gallery to mark the rediscovery of Holbein's original cartoon for his famous portrait group, "Henry VIII and the ...

The king tasks Cromwell with finding beneficial matches for his daughter and niece, but a secret affair is soon discovered, while Cromwell revisits a figure from his past as a servant of the cardinal.

Some portraits of power, though, have proved deadly. Henry VIII’s courtier, Thomas Cromwell, asked the painter Hans Holbein the Younger to paint a picture of a potential fourth wife, Anne of Cleaves, ...

The Masterpiece series featuring King Henry VIII (Damian Lewis) and Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance) shows off historic locations.

But how much time of King Henry VIII’s life, specifically his infamous marriages, does the show cover, when Season 1 primarily focused on Catherine of Aragon and Anne Boleyn? Photos and episode ...

For Damian Lewis, just standing for two weddings of King Henry VIII in "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light" was a daylong royal marathon. The English monarch is remembered for having six wives ...

Enchanted by the new episodes of “Wolf Hall” now showing on PBS? Wondering how much is true? These four books provide ...

In the culmination of the Hilary Mantel adaptation, Mark Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell becomes a more poignant figure, weighed ...

The South Blockhouse – part of a series of castles and fortifications ordered by Henry VIII – had "enormously thick" brick walls and was bristling with cannon. It was built to protect the port ...

Like an ageing rock band contracted for one last farewell tour, in Cymbeline, Shakespeare’s back playing the hits.