Damian Lewis on the embodiment of majesty, the heft of the fat suit, and the complicated king of The Mirror and the Light as seen on MASTERPIECE on PBS.

We find throughout history that there have been rulers we laugh at and rulers we respect. There are some who surprise us with ...

It is a measure of the original work’s quality and its excellent adaptation to TV that historical revisionism remains central ...

Cromwell was a blacksmith’s son who rose in the court of Henry VIII by taking decisive ... it has been lifted from a painting by Hans Holbein (himself a character in the series).

Flanking a fireplace on the first floor are two portraits by Hans Holbein. One depicts Thomas More — the author of “Utopia” and the lord high chancellor of England under King Henry VIII — who was ...

TIME began in Greenwich, or at least it’s where you’ll find the Meridian Line. Not only does the London borough have an ...