Times change. A century ago, Henry VIII was lionized as an English patriotic icon and as one of the truly great men of history. He was praised for being highly cultured and for his love of music, and ...

For most students, history is learned via textbooks and lectures, or perhaps a field trip to a museum. But the British high schoolers at the New Hall School in Chelmsford are now enjoying an up-close ...

Henry VIII often gets a bad rap for the way he treated his wives. There is good reason for this, of course. But the life of England’s arguably most famous monarch has also been embellished and slanted ...

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