Nonetheless, if Henry VIII could see the outcome of his tomb, his reaction would likely be similar to the destructive rage he was known for in life. Portrait of Henry VIII by Cornelis Massys, 1547.

A statue discovered at Cleopatra’s tomb allegedly reveals the Egyptian queen’s true face. An Egyptian-Dominican ...

The tomb chest is of black marble with sculpted bronze shields of arms around the base. At the west and east ends are the arms of two of her husbands (Edmund and Thomas), on the south side are the ...

Building began in 1118 and took 120 years to complete. It contains the tomb of Catherine of Aragon (Henry VIII's first wife who died in 1536 and whose divorce caused the Reformation) and the Hedda ...

The Katharine of Aragon Festival, an annual celebration commemorating one of England’s most historic figures here in ...

Henry VIII ordered that she be buried at Peterborough Abbey and her tomb lies in the city's cathedral. Paul Stainton, head of marketing at Peterborough Cathedral, said: "This year we mark the ...