Henry VIII

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaking at the Reform UK First 100 Days rally, in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Picture date: Thursday October 1, 2026. (photo, PA)

The Tories are not in the Prime Minister's wing-mirrors - Nigel Farage is
Shadow Chancellor Andrew Griffith will accuse Prime Minister Andy Burnham of pursuing a ‘socialist fever dream’ as Mr Burnham sets about devolving power and pou...

P M Emerson, author of Suppression.

'Finding the monk’s testimony was a wonderful moment and I was hooked'

Author of the book Angela Ranson. Photo: Nikki Hirst

Shining a light on York's hidden historic treasures

The French Jurats of St Emilion, led by Yorkshireman, Tim Hartley, process down Pall Mall

Inside the historic organisation formed to protect the quality of wine

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer

Sir Keir Starmer 'may use Henry VIII powers' on EU alignment

Wressle Castle, near Howden, East Yorkshire.

The castle that keeps watch over village

Bolton Castle 9 June 1938

The Yorkshire castle once burned down by Henry VIII

The 507th Kiplingcotes Derby.

Best pictures as England’s oldest horse race takes place for 507th time

The 507th Kiplingcotes Derby. The World's Oldest Horse Race.

Sunny romps to victory in England’s oldest horse race in Yorkshire Wolds

Matthew Linley

'My new play is about the Post Office scandal - it speaks to power'

A drawing of Hull's South Blockhouse. Picture: Hull Maritime

South Blockhouse: Key facts about new visitor attraction in Hull

The South Blockhouse, a Scheduled Ancient Monument on the east bank of the River Hull. Picture Tony Johnson

Council set to fund historical attraction after fears over project's future

Call for new tourism signs to show Kirkstall Abbey isn't a working church

Newland Hall Estate lies in the valley of the River Calder between Altofts and Stanley Ferry.

Inside Wakefield's abandoned estate that was built by a 13th century king

Clifford's Tower

The notorious past of one of York's most famous landmarks

Chocolatier Jen Lindsey-Clark was enlisted to create the festive coins.

The monarchy have been immortalised – on chocolate coins

The grounds of Danby Castle

Historic Yorkshire castle and wedding venue applies for premises licence

The Cruck House, Slaithwaite. Picture: Ryder & Dutton

Inside an extraordinary Yorkshire home with a 500-year history

The property overlooks five counties

Win a £2.5m converted barn with historic links for just £10

The new Raffle House dream home has links to the more sinister side of Tudor politics

Take a tour of this £2.5 million dream home you can win for just £10

Walton Hall. Credit: Roger Ratcliffe

The historic hall which was home to the 'most eccentric Yorkshireman ever'
By any standards in the 19th century, the squire of Walton near Wakefield was considered mad.
Roger Ratcliffe

Ampleforth Abbey

The Yorkshire abbey designed by the architect who created the red telephone box

An overview of Fountains Abbey.

Fountains Abbey: History of Yorkshire ruins where The Secret Garden was filmed

Opened in 1927, Abbey House Museum is home to three replica Victorian streets, which feature shops, a pub, and houses. The museum building itself is Kirkstall Abbey’s original gatehouse

Much-loved museum to stay open after 'passionate' pleas against closure

Jude Law as King Henry VIII and Alicia Vikander as Katherine Parr in in Firebrand. Picture: MetFilm Distribution.

Film Pick of the Week: Firebrand - review by Yvette Huddleston

Jo Reed looks at the Dolls House on display at the Priory Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

Christmas has arrived at one of Yorkshire's most spectacular homes

Mark Rylance as Thomas Cromwell and Damian Lewis as King Henry VIII in Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light. Photo: BBC/PA Wire

TV Pick of the Week: Wolf Hall - review by Yvette Huddleston

Stephen Wombwell and Wilf Standeven in the Christmas Tree plantation at Newburgh Priory near Coxwold.

How Newburgh Priory's Christmas tree venture has grown beyond expectations

Bolton Castle, near Leyburn. (Pic credit: James Hardisty)

Bolton Castle: History of ancient Yorkshire castle where Heartbeat was filmed

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Pontefract Castle. Picture Bruce Rollinson

The Yorkshire castle which went from violent past to a thriving venue

Secret Diary of Henry VIII at Scampston Hall

The Three Inch Fools bring Henry VIII to life at Scampston Hall Gardens
The renowned touring theatre company, The Three Inch Fools, are set to captivate audiences with their vibrant and dynamic performance of "The Secret Diary of Henry VIII" in the picturesque Hall Gardens at Scampston.
Katie Spaven

Some of the interactive activities includes a joust tournament

Born Ugly creates ground-breaking summer campaign for the Royal Armouries: Game ...

Thornbury Castle boats 27 bedchambers each one taking its name from one of the fiery monarch’s six wives or other famous Tudor figures.

Find out why Thornbury Castle was voted Britain's best romantic hotel

Town Street, Rawdon

Village of the Week: Rawdon was the enclave loved by Victorian mill barons

A drawing of Hull''s South Blockhouse. Picture: Hull Maritime

Plans for Henry VIII fortress attraction in Yorkshire take next step

Feature on South Yorkshire village Mosborough near Sheffield photographed by Tony Johnson for The Yorkshire Post.
Fingerpost for Sheffield and Eckington in the centre of the village.

The Yorkshire village that hasn't always been part of God's Own County

Wressle Castle

The history of Sir Thomas Percy and East Yorkshire's only medieval castle

Barden Tower illuminated by the winter sun. (Pic credit: Bruce Rollinson)

Six hidden historic sites in the Yorkshire Dales that span hundreds of years

The Great British Sewing Bee presenters Sara Pascoe, Esme Young and Patrick Grant. (Pic credit: BBC/Love Productions/James Stack)

World on Fire and the Great British Sewing Bee: TV highlights this week

Village feature Reeth. There are plenty of amenities for visitors and locals alike to enjoy in Reeth. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 31st May 2023

Village of the Week: Reeth is a Yorkshire Dales hill village with a fine history

Selby Abbey has secured lottery funding towards the first phase of an Origins project - exploring the founding of the abbey and how it came to be. Legend has it Benedict, a monk from Auxerre in France, had a vision where he was called by God to start a new monastery at Selebiae, and that he would find three swans so knowing he was in the right place. Pictured Reverend Canon John Weetman the vicar of Selby Abbey infront of St Germain window in the North Transept of Selby Abbey one of the most spectacular and impressive stained glass in the Abbey. It contains 46 scenes from the life and legend of the saint, to whom, with Our Lord and St Mary, the Abbey was dedicated. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

How a tale of three swans and a monk's vision helped found Selby Abbey

Irish actor and stage combat fighter Fergus Rattigan. Photo: Alex Holland

Fergus Rattigan on how speech therapy led him to acting

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel and secret meeting room on sale for £450k - pictures

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel on sale

Snaith marks its 800th Anniversary of being granted its Market Charter.
Pictured town mayor Coun Steve Jones with his grandson Zach Jones and the time capsule at Snaith Priory.
Photographed by Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.

The East Yorkshire town with a surprising past celebrates its 800th birthday

Calverley Cutting in Calverley Woods. It was formed to lead to a development of luxury houses in the 1850s but the project never materialised. Photographed for The Yorkshire Post by Tony Johnson.

Murder, execution and religious disputes form history of popular village

Columbian artist Diana Beltran Herrera installing a series of beautiful paper birds in the Chinese Drawing Room at Temple Newsam House, which forms part of a new exhibition called Inside Out, Yorkshire Post photographer Jonathan Gawthorpe.

Exploring the stories behind Leeds' Temple Newsam House through art

Ross Kemp looking at the Mary Rose. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire/PA Images.

Ross Kemp on deep sea diving to explore Britain's shipwrecks

Elmswell Old Hall was built in the 1600s and is now a managed and conserved ruin

Elmswell Old Hall: Ruins of Yorkshire manor house open for one day of the year

Jason Carver on Startmeup wins the The Kiplingcotes Derby in the East Riding of Yorkshire, photographed by Tony Johnson for the Yorkshire Post.

Kiplingcotes Derby: World's oldest horse race returns to Yorkshire countryside

Alyson Deniel, assistant stud manager at Garrowby Stud for Lord & Lady Halifax, holding Uncle Will, AKA Wounded Warrior

Kiplingcotes Derby: The race that has been run in Yorkshire for over 500 years

Lord Lieutenant Jim Dick has his say

Region's firms should put themselves forward for Queen's Awards - Jim Dick

Shelia Scott, secretary Bradford Organists Association, at the first organ to arrive for their Organ Spectacular a recreation of a Wingfield organ whose design dates back to Tudor times

Tudor organ to be played in Yorkshire for the first time in almost 500 years

Humber Field Archaeology work on the riverside fortress built for Henry VIII, near The Deep in Hull.

Inside a Tudor fortress: Yorkshire dig reveals tantalising details of the past

Part of the foundations of the South Blockhouse of Hull Castle

New photos reveal foundations of 16th-century fort exposed during dig in Hull

Danby Castle

Owner of castle ruins in North York Moors applies to extend events venue

and Jessica Raine as Catherine Parr in Becoming Elizabeth. Pictures: PA Photo/© 2021 Starz Entertainment, LLC/Nick Briggs.

New series charts life before the crown for Queen Elizabeth I

Sheriff Hutton Castle

Traveller family's plan to create home near to 14th Century castle causes outcry

This was Tom Cannon and Edwardstone winning the Grade One Henry VIII Novices Chase at Sandown last December.

Alan King confident Edwardstone can end his Cheltenham Festival wait

Fountains Abbey and the Studley Royal Water Garden

Fountains Abbey seeks a Head Gardener for the first time in 45 years

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