When you conjure up images of Otford, it's likely the serene River Darent, stunning historic buildings and breathtaking North Downs views spring to mind. However, this quaint west Kent village is ...

Five years ago, members of Collyweston Historical and Preservation Society (CHAPS) set out on a search to find a lost 15th-century palace that belonged to Henry VIII’s grandmother, Lady Margaret ...

The ghost of Catherine Howard has long been said to roam the corridors of Hampton Court Palace, screaming for her life. Now the voice of Henry VIII’s fifth wife will echo through its darkened ...

The Tudor expert is the new chief historian at the Historic Royal Palaces, and the BBC spent the day with her at the home of Henry VIII. Sitting in her office at Hampton Court Palace, once the ...

and every couple of weeks the court would move to a new palace while the last was cleaned. The young Henry VIII wanted to create a magnificent court. He and his wife Catherine wore fine clothes ...

And it's the Tudors who are reliably among the "biggest draws": four of the nine properties that recorded their best-ever visitor numbers "boast of a connection to Henry VIII". Eltham Palace in ...

The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June 1509 ... On the morning of the coronation they made their way to the Palace of Westminster and walked from there to ...

Still The Hours event at Hampton Court Palace runs from March 19-30 - coldsnowstorm/iStock ...

Catherine of Aragon was banished to Buckden Palace after the end of her marriage to Henry VIII. The couple had been married for 24 years, but a combination of Henry falling in love with Anne ...

Recently, I took part in a three-course banquet at the Old Palace in Hatfield House, an estate previously owned by Henry VIII and now owned by the Marquess of Salisbury. Visitors could dine with ...