Tudor treasure stolen in England
Gold rosary beads owned by Mary Queen of Scots stolen from Arundel Castle in a senseless theft of Tudor treasure as Tony McMahon reports
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Matthew Hopkins and the real Discovery of Witches
Matthew Hopkins wrote a book titled The Discovery of Witches and spread terror as the Witchfinder General in 17th century England
Gruesome body of a saint on display!
The dismembered body of Saint John Southworth can be seen displayed in Westminster Cathedral in London – a victim of the Cromwellian persecution of Catholics
Why I prefer Roundheads to Royalists
As BBC Four broadcasts a new series on King Charles I, Tony McMahon asks whether we should side with Roundheads or Royalists
Why Henry VIII had no friends
King Henry VIII had not friends at the end of his life having executed Cardinal Wolsey, Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell and lost a few wives as well