The Reverend Fergus Butler-Gallie explores the crucial role the church played in supporting a nation in conflict as the Abbey marks the 80th anniversary ... wood whilst sandbags were packed around ...

Henry VIII also swapped property with the Abbey - to the Abbey's disadvantage. In return for the lands of the Priory of Hurley, which he dissolved in l536 and which was already a daughter-house of ...

He hated the name, changing it to Strawberry Hill House and created “the prettiest bauble you ever saw”. His little Gothic ...

From a Scottish market town to the hallowed grounds of Westminster Abbey and the peaceful countryside ... her grave remains modest - just as she wished. 7. Henry VIII – St. George's Chapel ...

IT’S the tale of Henry VIII and his six wives, without so much as a sighting of the power-hungry, woman-hungry, and well, just hungry monarch. And it is a tale that is all the better for his ...

Usually, when one thinks of one of these being coronated, they think of scenes from Westminster Abbey. But, before this building became the traditional site, the crowings of the nation’s ...

People arrive for Catholic Mass at Westminster Cathedral in London.Credit ... Christian denomination for the first time since King Henry VIII initiated the English Reformation in 1527.

Hyde Park was once the recreational stomping grounds for King Henry VIII, but now this 350-acre swath of land is open to the public and a must-visit for travelers looking for a relaxing moment ...

ROME (AP) — Two art restorers were putting the final touches on a months-long restoration of the tomb of Pope Urban VIII, who in 1626 consecrated St. Peter’s Basilica, when the convalescing ...

Paintings and monochrome images showing the Gold State Coach procession, heralds waiting to take part in events and the King and Queen during the Westminster Abbey coronation have been seen for ...