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Brenda Blethyn has been cast in a new historical comedy film called Fools, which also stars the likes of Karen Gillan and Jim Broadbent. The movie will explore the story of Mary Tudor's friendship wit ...
The likes of Wolf Hall, adapted by two of Hilary Mantel's best-selling books, capture this perfectly, gripping viewers with ...
Born around 1537, Lady Jane Grey had a privileged position in Tudor-era England. Her mother was the daughter of King Henry VIII’s sister, Mary, which made Jane a distant cousin to Henry’s ...
Behind the stately façades of Britain’s grandest historical homes and royal residences lies a catalogue of chaos. From ...
Unravel the enigma of England's most notorious ruler whose reign was marked by a staggering death toll and a complex, tragic ...
It’s no mystery that the world’s greatest riddles still fascinate and their invariably spectacular locations all await the ...
From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with ...
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St. Brigid’s Parish, Cabinteely: Weekday Masses are celebrated in St. Brigid’s Church, Cabinteely on Monday, Tuesday, ...
Lady Jane, played with understated confidence by the 18-year-old Bonham Carter, and Lord Guildford Dudley navigate the dangerous climate of Tudor political infighting for the crown. The backdrop to ...
When I was a child, I used to go walking with my father. He was a religious man and taught me a simple lesson…never pass a ...
Martha Jean Johnson has just released The Queen’s Musician, the story of Mark Smeaton (!). She came onto my YouTube channel, ...
An illustration of the ‘Mary Rose’ in the Anthony Roll, a manuscript containing descriptions of all of the Tudor navy's warships in the 1540s. When Henry VIII became king in 1509, England was ...