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After four seasons and 38 episodes, Showtime’s “The Tudors” will have its series finale on June 20. And I, for one, will be sad to see it go. I say that even though I was a history major in college ...

Jude Russo, managing editor: Good aphorisms make bad history. At the same time, it is not entirely wrong to say that, in the Anglosphere, everything starts with the Tudors. Two of the three great ...

Could be a story fit for Netflix. The British North Greenland Expedition left Deptford, an area on the banks of the Thames in London on July 8, 1952. This was a two-year scientific mission to study ...

Wolf Hall, which airs its final episode tonight on Masterpiece PBS, isn't the first period drama set in the court of King Henry VIII, and it certainly won't be the last. But the latest chapter in ...

A big, bold, opulent gamble, "The Tudors" is not the great series that it might have been, but it's certainly a watchable and diverting one -- lustily combining liberal doses of bodice-ripping with ...

They’re trying not to lose their heads over at Showtime in the wake of big numbers for the premiere of “The Tudors.” Feevee cabler’s high-profile, big- budget costume drama notched 870,000 viewers ...

Why did thousands join Kett’s Rebellion in 1549? Discover the causes, key moments and its impact on Tudor England.

History buffs have a treat in store with a deep dive into the history of the Tudors. And where better to hold such an event than at Hever Castle, near Sevenoaks, the childhood home of Anne Boleyn. A ...

A carefully chosen accoutrement should reflect the lifestyle and personality of its wearer. But Tudor has gone a step further with a watch that gradually changes appearance over time according to its ...