Henry VIII Archives

The Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth Games opened in Birmingham on 28 July 2022. To celebrate yet another summer of...

On the anniversary of the execution of Catherine Howard, Henry VIII’s fifth wife, Collections Curator Brett...

We’re often slightly exhausted by the time we reach New Year’s Day, certainly most of us...

This weekend in 1605, the British government brought Guy Fawkes to the Tower of London. Curator...

Today is National Poetry Day in the UK which encourages all to enjoy, discover and share...

It’s June, the summer weather is with us and some lockdown restrictions have finally eased. People are...

With over 3 million British Muslims currently celebrating the holy month of Ramadan, it’s a fitting...

If you visit the Tower of London, you can walk where some of the most significant...

We’ve all looked back in horror at snapshots of days-gone-by and thought “what was I thinking?!”...

For our final HRP Handover for Black History Month 2020, we’re handing over to Luke Pepera,...