Henry VIII

After spending four days trapped inside the infamous Tower of London, condemned prisoner Queen Anne Boleyn sent a letter to her volatile husband King Henry VIII. In it, she also made one final, heartbreaking revelation.

After spending four days trapped inside the infamous Tower of London, condemned prisoner Queen Anne Boleyn sent a letter to her volatile husband King Henry VIII. In it, she also made one final, heartbreaking revelation.

Anne of Cleves was unthinkably ugly—or so Henry VIII claimed. But modern historians have suggested a much more disturbing reason for his disgust.

In 1513, Margaret Tudor’s husband was slain by forces commanded by her own sister-in-law. A year later, she eloped with a new man—but the union would soon turn into a living nightmare.

History portrays Edward VI as the feeble and ultimately doomed son of Henry VIII, but the truth is so much darker.

The ruthless Thomas Cromwell came from nothing to become one of the most powerful men in Henry VIII’s court—but you don’t reach the top without making enemies.