Despite multiple artists and a lifetime of planning, the tomb would never be finished, and Henry VIII would remain in his temporary grave. Henry VIII’s Last Wishes When Henry VIII died in 1547 ...

Why the austerity of Henry VIII’s tomb does not reflect the English monarch’s lavish ... George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. She has discovered that there were financial and political reasons why his ...

King Henry VIII controversially made sure that he was depicted despatching all-comers in battles ... even after death. He ordered the design of a lavish tomb that would be topped by a life-sized ...