by Theresa Haynes | May 22, 2024 | Thomas Abell
You don’t have to be an Anglophile to know King Henry VIII had six wives. Even in American schools, many of us memorized the little ditty: “divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived.” The rhyme helps keep the fate of Henry’s wives straight, but it...
by Theresa Haynes | May 22, 2024 | Thomas Abell
Visitors to London’s most popular historical site, the Tower of London, have heard stories of the fortress’s sordid past. On any given day, the black square-hatted Yeomen Wardens, the “Beefeaters,” roam the castle complex, ready to entertain curious tourists...