Interviews Mary-Louise Parker Talked To Me About Playing Her First Major Villain In Stephen King's 'The Institute,' And Her Thoughts On Ms. Sigsby’s Book-Changing Ending Movies New Downton Abbey 3 ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Mary Tudor: England’s First Queen By Anna Whitelock Bloomsbury £20, 384 pages FT Bookshop price: £16 Tudor history ...

It all looks so gloriously feudal. The royal wedding is another pageant in the long list of productions so exquisitely staged for the world’s entertainment. We love them because they are so ...

Karen Gillan is to play 16th century English queen Mary Tudor in her next film role. The Scottish actress, 36, will lead the cast of Fools - a historic comedy exploring the little known story of the ...

A new series for tweens examines the lives of several "dastardly dames," from Cleopatra to Mary Tudor, Marie Antoinette and Agrippina. Author and editor Shirin Bridges says that while none of these ...

Whitelock seeks to rehabilitate Henry VIII's daughter Bloody Mary (1516–1558), "one of the most reviled women in English history," and to establish her as "a political pioneer who redefined the ...

She's generally overshadowed by sister Elizabeth I, but was Mary one of the most misunderstood and under-rated English monarchs? Steven Russell She's generally overshadowed by sister Elizabeth I, but ...

The court of Henry VIII, home to ruthless plots, intrigue, and power plays, was not for the faint-hearted. Participate at your peril, those who were beheaded would surely warn from beyond the grave.