Smithsonian Magazine13d
The Real Story Behind ‘Wolf Hall’ and the Fall of Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII’s Most Controversial Adviser
Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles ...
Famous Henry VIII portrait on display at Hartford museum
A museum in Hartford is now featuring a famous portrait of Henry VIII. The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art said Hans Holbein ...
Rags-to-riches hero or villainous torturer? The truth about Henry VIII's scheming right-hand man Thomas Cromwell
With her Wolf Hall books, novelist Hilary Mantel made Tudor bad guy Thomas Cromwell sympathetic. But as a new TV adaptation ...
The New England Journal of Medicine5d
Henry VIII and the Barber Surgeons — Keeping Warm — Patient's Association
purchased from a Monsieur Desenfans for 50 guineas "a large and capital picture being a cartoon by Hans Holbein representing King Henry VIII delivering the Charter to the Barber Surgeons." ...
Thomas Cromwell: Rags-to-Riches Icon or Historical Villain?
Hilary Mantel's crafting of Cromwell as a charismatic leader matures audiences’ understanding of historical narratives, yet it raises intriguing questions about historical accuracy. While Mantel's ...
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What did King Henry VIII really want from a wife?
Henry VIII: Britain’s most famous king ... Tempted into marrying her after seeing a beautiful portrait by Hans Holbein, he was disappointed to discover she wasn’t as enchanting as he ...