Henry VIII’s secret love nest goes on market for £550,000

Henry VIII’s secret love nest: Three bedroom thatched cottage where king is believed to have romanced Anne Boleyn while he was married to Catherine of Aragon goes on market for £550,000 King said to have held secret meetings at the property in Stoke Mandeville, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire The village and the surrounding areas were inherited … Read more

Ultra-rare gold coin from King Edward VIII’s short-lived reign sells for a world record £1.65million

Ultra-rare gold coin from King Edward VIII’s short-lived reign sells for a world record £1.65million The coin with the controversial monarch’s bust was never put into circulation The trial coin sparked a bidding war when it went under the hammer in Dallas Previous record for most expensive British coin sold was for a king William … Read more

Ultra-rare gold coin from King Edward VIII’s short-lived reign sells for a world record £1.65million

Ultra-rare gold coin from King Edward VIII’s short-lived reign sells for a world record £1.65million The coin with the controversial monarch’s bust was never put into circulation The trial coin sparked a bidding war when it went under the hammer in Dallas Previous record for most expensive British coin sold was for a king William … Read more

Georgian manor house once owned by Henry VIII’s brother goes on market for £1.7million 

Fit for royalty! Georgian manor house once owned by Henry VIII’s brother Arthur Prince of Wales goes on market for £1.7million Kateshill House was originally part of Tickenhill Manor home of Henry VII’s eldest son Arthur Prince of Wales The Grade II property is currently run as an award-winning B&B with a chestnut tree at … Read more

Georgian manor house once owned by Henry VIII’s brother goes on market for £1.7million 

Fit for royalty! Georgian manor house once owned by Henry VIII’s brother Arthur Prince of Wales goes on market for £1.7million Kateshill House was originally part of Tickenhill Manor home of Henry VII’s eldest son Arthur Prince of Wales The Grade II property is currently run as an award-winning B&B with a chestnut tree at … Read more

Is this the crown jewel of metal detecting? The emblem that might have adorned Henry VIII’s head

A golden king rises from the mud of a lonely field, where he had lain undisturbed for the best part of 400 years. In his left hand he holds a shimmering orb, in the other an equally lustrous royal sceptre. At his feet crouches a white antelope, the king’s personal heraldic beast. His Majesty’s sudden … Read more

Metal detectorist finds £2million centrepiece jewel of Henry VIII’s lost crown buried under a tree

Metal detectorist finds £2million centrepiece jewel of Henry VIII’s lost crown buried under a tree after it had been missing for 400 years Kevin Duckett, 49, made the discovery in a field near Market Harborough   Two-and-a-half inch jewel is now being verified at the British Museum   Mr Duckett said he first thought the jewel was … Read more

Site of Henry VIII’s near-fatal 1536 jousting accident revealed

The precise location of King Henry VIII’s last ever joust has finally been found by archaeologists.   In 1536, a 44-year-old Henry fell from his horse while jousting at Greenwich Palace, leaving the monarch seriously injured and unconscious for two hours. It was to be the last time the avid horse-rider would ever partake in his … Read more

Scientists identify the chemicals causing the hull of Henry VIII’s warship the Mary Rose to degrade

Scientists have identified the chemical compound causing the hull of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s famous warship, to degrade — offering hope for its preservation. The Mary Rose was salvaged in 1982, following some four centuries on the seabed of the Solent where she sank on July 19, 1545 in a battle against the French … Read more

Mystery woman in portrait identified after 300 years as King Henry VIII’s mistress Mary Boleyn

Mystery woman in Royal Collection portrait is finally identified after 300 years as Mary Boleyn, who was Henry VIII’s mistress before her sister Anne married the womanizing king The sitter for Portrait of a Woman has been identified after hundreds of years  It has been reunited with an original set of 14 paintings owned by … Read more