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TV star James Corden says he dreams of playing wife-killing ruler Henry VIII

Late Late Show host James Corden says he wants to star as King Henry VIII in a Hollywood movie about the overweight English monarch, who had wives executed during his reign in the 1500s

Daily Mirror

Inside historic London mansions and stately homes: ornate interiors and striking architecture on show across the capital

From Hackney’s oldest house to a 1700s architectural ‘experiment’, some of London’s most striking properties are open to visitors this weekend. Here’s our pick of the best.

Evening Standard

Five royal dogs who reigned before corgis and their personalities revealed

Royal historian Dr Ed Owenssheds a light on British canine history through the ages of the monarchy to the modern day, from Henry VII's lucky pet greyhound to Queen Victoria's loud dachshund

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Henry VIII review – even gold phalluses can’t bring little-seen Shakespeare to life

The sexy makeover with dildos and inflatable testicles doesn’t work and the text additions only highlight the disjointedness

The Guardian - UK

Only the BBC would take on teaching our kids in a crisis. That’s its point

The broadcaster’s ‘savings’, which include making CBBC online only, are a wrong turn. It isn’t Netflix and shouldn’t try to be

The Guardian - UK

Henry VIII at Shakespeare’s Globe review: Messy revisionist take shows why this history play is rarely revived

This is one for Shakespeare completists only

Evening Standard

Walker Art Gallery 'The Tudors' is “once-in-a-generation” exhibition

The Tudors: Passion, Power and Politics is the gallery's summer exhibition

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Space heroes, dictator art and cartoon toy horses – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

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15 Captivating Films About Royal Life and the Monarchy

Watch these movies if you wish there was more of 'The Crown' on the way.

Marie Claire

Holyrood to debate 'Henry VIII' powers in Covid Recovery Bill

HOLYROOD is deciding whether to pass sweeping new laws which would allow the Government to enforce lockdowns without parliamentary approval.

The National (Scotland)

‘There’s a lot going on!’ History-making director of musical Six celebrates Tony award nominations

Lucy Moss, who at 26 became the youngest female director of a Broadway musical, is now writing a new show and a film with co-creator Toby Marlow

The Guardian - UK

A castle to yourself: 10 famous UK properties to book a holiday stay

Stay at these historic piles and you get to experience them after all the tourists have gone home

The Guardian - UK

Key figure in musical history to be celebrated at Walker Art Gallery

John Blanke performed at the funeral of Henry VII in 1509

Liverpool Echo

Story of Henry VIII’s Black trumpeter to be told at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool

Musician was one of the first people of African descent to have visual and written record in Britain

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The end of the suit: has Covid finished off the menswear staple?

While formal clothing was already in decline in the years before the pandemic, working from home has accelerated the trend, and in the office smart casual rules

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‘Six’ is a 10: stage musical is an electrifying experience from first note to last

Co-directors Moss and Jamie Armitage take the pop-rock score and the six-woman ensemble through an electrifying production that will make you want to get out of your seat and roar for an encore.

Liverpool Echo

Six the musical at Liverpool Empire is a lesson in girl power everyone should see

SIX is one of a kind, no category.

Wales Online

Six will be the first big musical to be staged at Swansea Arena

The critically-acclaimed musical is singing and dancing its way into Swansea Arena this October - and tickets have just gone on sale

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Inside the stunning Bridgerton inspired UK holiday cottages that are talk of the ton

With Netflix's biggest hit returning this weekend, we've got a host of regency-inspired properties to transport fans back to the 1800s

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Durham's 600-year-old school to open new site in Dubai

Durham School was founded in 1414 and re-founded in 1541 by King Henry VIII

Daily Mirror

Shark thought to be alive since Henry VIII in post-mortem after washing up in UK

A post-mortem examination of the Greenland shark revealed it to be one of the longest living vertebrate, with some living up to 500 years, and only the second ever to be found in the UK

Evening Standard

Time-capsule Georgian manor beside Hampton Court Palace for sale for first time in 50 years

Ivy House in Surrey shares boundary walls with Henry VIII’s favourite palace.

Daily Mirror

Shark alive when Henry VIII was on throne found on British beauty spot beach

The shark, which would have been born when King Henry VIII was on the throne, was spotted at Newlyn Harbour near Penzance, Cornwall

Evening Standard

Catherine Parr’s ancestral Tudor manor home goes on sale for £6.5 million in Essex

A Grade II-listed mansion once owned by the grandfather of the last of Henry VIII’s wives has been listed for sale.

Salon

Royal heirs who died before they reigned

Not every hopeful monarch got their chance to ascend the throne, no matter how long they waited

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