When Henry VIII brought the big guns to town
The South Blockhouse – part of a series of castles and fortifications ordered by Henry VIII – had "enormously thick" brick ...
A 16th-Century Guide to Pooping at King Henry VIII’s Hampton Court Palace
Discover how King Henry VIII and other members of the Tudor nobility handled going to the bathroom in the mid-1500s. (Spoiler: There was velvet involved, but it still wasn’t pretty.) ...
Plans approved for Henry VIII castle attraction
The South Blockhouse project would celebrate the history of the former Hull Castle, which was built on the orders of Henry ...
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When Henry VIII brought the big guns to town
The South Blockhouse – part of a series of castles and fortifications ordered by Henry VIII – had "enormously thick" brick walls and was bristling with cannon. It was built to protect the port ...