The coronation of Henry VIII and Katherine of Aragon took place on Sunday 24th June 1509. The ceremony is illustrated in the mortuary roll of Abbot Islip dated 1532 in the Abbey's archives. The day ...

The BBC began the 1970s with the colour costume drama The Six Wives of Henry VIII. The first episode ... television portrayal of the Tudor king. He revealed Henry to be a more complex character ...

Sometimes just one person changes things, like Henry VIII. When Henry was 18, he became King of England. He loved music, dancing and playing sports, like jousting and archery. But he got angry if ...