Proof that Henry lost his heart to his first wife (who kept her head)

A love locket presented by Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is at risk of being lost from public view unless £3.5m can be ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Metal Detectorist Discovers Rare Gold Pendant Celebrating Henry VIII’s First Marriage

The gold pendant likely dates to around 1521. Illustration by Meilan Solly / Photos via Birmingham Museums Trust under CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons under public domain In June 1520, the rulers of ...

Metal Detectorist Uncovers 500-Year-Old King Henry VIII Pendant Worth Millions

A British man is about to be a millionaire after he discovered a rare King Henry VIII pendant in a field using a metal ...
Smithsonian Magazine

When Henry VIII and Francis I Spent $19 Million on an 18-Day Party

Henry VIII likely commissioned this painting of the Field of Cloth of Gold toward the end of his reign. Royal Collection Trust For two-and-a-half-weeks in June 1520, two of Renaissance Europe’s ...
New York Post

Lost Henry VIII painting discovered hiding on royal family rep’s wall

Art enthusiasts are losing their heads over this discovery. A highly rare and significant portrait of England’s monarch Henry VIII — thought to be lost in 1781 — has been hiding in plain sight on a ...
National Geographic news

Meet Henry VIII’s most underrated wife—the queen who survived

Catherine Parr did more than simply outlive her notorious husband. She played a role in shaping the future of the kingdom—and the reigns of its future queens. Catherine Parr was not simply the sixth ...