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The REAL face of Henry VII? Experts to scan 500-year-old funeral effigy head to find out how medieval craftsman made it so lifelike
So when Henry VII died in 1509 after suffering from gout ... formerly King of England, son of Edmund, Earl of Richmond. 'He was created King on August 22 and immediately afterwards, on October ...
Spear's Magazine16h
Trust issues: what wealthy families can learn from the Earl of Yarmouth’s £85 million estate row
A family’s bitter court battle over their £85 million estate raises complex trust, inheritance disputes and governance ...
The Daily Telegraph25d
Charles Kay, stylish character actor who lit up the postwar stage and appeared in Amadeus
His big screen roles included that of the Archbishop of Canterbury in Kenneth Branagh’s Henry V (1989 ... Claudius (1976), and the French king Louis VII in The Devil’s Crown (1978).
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Henry VIII’s Last Victim: The Life and Times of Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey
Earl of Surrey, blazed a trail through the reign of Henry VIII only to be executed for treason when he was (probably) just twenty-nine. The King survived him by only nine days, saving at the eleventh ...
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Earl of Yarmouth locked in toxic legal battle with family over control of their £85 million ancestral estate
A “disgruntled” craft-brewing earl is locked in a court feud with his aristocratic ... The court heard that the Seymour family, which indirectly descends from Henry VIII’s favourite wife, Jane Seymour ...
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16th Century
who has published widely on Tudor subjects including Nicholas Hilliard and Robert Earl of Leicester. According to the book's blurb: This landmark scholarly biography of Hans Holbein the Younger ...
The Daily Telegraph5d
Is this the real face of Henry VII? Westminster Abbey is hoping to finally find out
It was last scanned four decades ago using far less advanced technology. The lifelike funeral effigy head of Henry VII, the father of Henry VIII and founder of the Tudor dynasty, is considered one ...
The New York Times10d
‘Henry IV’ Review: Two Plays Become One
By Maya Phillips A young prince and an old knight walk into a tavern … So much of Shakespeare’s “Henry IV” plays like a setup, either to a joke or to a significant turning point in English ...
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Henry VIII
Henry, the second son of King Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, was born on 28 June 1491 at Greenwich Palace. After the death of his elder brother Arthur in 1502, Henry became heir to the English ...
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Henry Cavill Is the New Face of Longines
Longines has announced Henry Cavill as the brand’s new face, naming him its newest Ambassador of Elegance — celebrating the acclaimed actor’s refinement and authenticity that perfectly ...
Forbes10d
‘Civilization VII’ Launch Day Patch Has Warning For Console Players
Civilization VII has been given its first patch just ahead of the game’s official launch day, but it breaks a notable feature for console gamers. The game was released for early access last week ...
The New York Times11d
In Civilization VII, Empires Rise and Stereotypes Start to Fall
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, which was released on Tuesday for PCs, Macs and consoles, had the designers struggling to contain the new to just one-third. “Right out of the gate we had some bi ...