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Dream of a ‘perfect union’ between England and Scotland proved unattainable for James
During the 16th century there were occasional calls for union between England and Scotland. Some believed that the marriage ...
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How to Keep Your Head in King Henry VIII’s Court
Treason, tyranny, and terror are fabled words of King Henry VIII, one of history’s most controversial autocrats and ...
Is this the real face of Henry VII? Westminster Abbey is hoping to finally find out
The effigy head of the founder of the Tudor dynasty is one of the finest examples of its kind to have survived to the present ...
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The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old funeral effigy head to find out how medieval craftsman made it so lifelike
Henry VII's reign was a prosperous one ... The inscriptions for Henry on the tomb read: 'Here lies Henry the Seventh of that ...
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Latest 3D technology reveals secrets of Henry VII's funeral effigy head
Westminster Abbey is undertaking a new project using the latest 3D technology to scan the funeral effigy head of Henry VII - ...
Opinion | Church Of England Refuses To Learn From Its Abuse Scandals
In November, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby (the Church's senior most figure), stepped down amid a damning report ...
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Unmasking Henry VII: Westminster Abbey investigates its lifelike effigy head to reveal its secrets
A remarkably lifelike effigy head of King Henry VII is currently being scanned by Westminster Abbey to try and work out how it was made and why it's so lifelike.
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Henry VIII
Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...
England's only ever pope - and why Britain hasn't got one since
England's only pope, Adrian IV, rose from humble beginnings to the papal throne, but no Briton has followed since.