Full length, surrounded by enamel plaques with the monogram of Diana of Poitiers and Henry, (H.D.) and triple crescents. [P. 15.] Private Catalogue of the Harrel Art Collection, at the Pennsylvania ...

A merchant’s son, Thomas Becket rose to fame and fortune as a royal chancellor and then archbishop of England — all due to the patronage of Henry II, whose eventual fury over Becket’s ecclesiastical ...

Oh, the scheming, cheating, lying and fighting. You thought your family holidays were bad? Spare a thought for King Henry VI. Orlando Shakes returns to England’s War of the Roses with “Henry VI, Part ...

Richard in martial splendour; equestrian statue outside the Palace of Westminster (Image: Matt Buck) He was also rebellious when the mood arose and was encouraged by his mother, the redoubtable ...