Today in History for July 12: In 1191, the armies of the Third Crusade (1189-92), led by England's King Richard I (The Lionhearted), captured the Syrian seaport of Acre, now located in northern Israel ...

1712: Death of former Lord Protector Richard Cromwell aged 85. 1730: Lorenzo Corsini chosen as Pope Clemens XII. On the same ...

A travel writer recently visited one of the UK's coolest seaside towns - a bustling yet welcoming town boasting a series of ...

To have such a Mass celebrated in the mother church of England was ‘very impressive, very moving. We must pray a lot for the ...

Edward Bluemel’s exclusively told Us Weekly about his new Hulu show 'Washington Black' compares to 'My Lady Jane' role ...

In 1540, England’s King Henry VIII had his 6-month-old marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, annulled. In 1755, British General Edward Braddock was mortally wounded as his troops suffered a ...

For example, a prince was once rumoured to be Jack the Ripper. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale was born ...

There are several reminders of the Tudor period across Bristol from buildings to a toilet once used by Henry VIII ...

Edward and Henry T. Anthony were brothers as well as photographic partners. Edward, born in 1818, was a civil engineer until the daguerreotype debuted in the United States.

Calendar of the State Papers relating to Ireland, of the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI., Mary, and Elizabeth by Great Britain. Public Record Office ...