Henry VIII Archives

Portable Palaces: Wax Hearses for Henry VIII

Henry VIII’s burial took place on 16 February 1547 in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. The...

Visit to the Tent of the Guild of the Golden Star In our quest to understand...

Happy Birthday Henry VIII On 28 June 2018, Henry VIII will celebrate his 527th birthday. From...

Henry VIII’s World Cup Curators are not usually, in my experience, football obsessives. The ‘Miracle of...

‘Mighty oaks from little acorns grow’ The oak is celebrated as England’s national tree and plays a...

My lunch today was a cut above the usual miserable-looking sandwich at my desk. I was...

This International Women’s Day, we’re championing a selection of extraordinary women whose stories are often left...

My work on the AHRC funded Portable Palaces research project is progressing well. I have spent the last few...

If Hampton Court Palace had an official sport it would be Real Tennis and we are...

Four hundred and ninety seven years ago today – 7th June 1520 – Henry VIII and...