Britain on the Cheap

Fans of the royal wedding can get that much closer to the happy couple’s Anglesey home with a stay at the 13th-century Welsh castle, Ruthin. Ruthin Castle is the only Edward I castle in Wales where you can stay the night. Other royals, such as Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth I, also owned Ruthin. [...]

von Essen’s Thornbury Castle in Gloucestershire, the only Tudor castle in England to be opened as a hotel, is offering a three-for-two special for the August Bank Holiday. The deal, valid Aug. 27-29, is £560/$870 for three nights in a classic room or £760/$1,180 for a deluxe room, including breakfast. Once a residence of Henry [...]

I’ve been on the library waiting list for months to read Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall, and the wait’s definitely worth it. When was the last time you read about Henry VIII and the vicious Tudor era from Thomas Cromwell’s point of view? This fabulous book won both the 2009 Man Booker Prize and the 2009 [...]

Swept off your feet by “The Tudors” on Showtime? Well, if you play your cards right, you could marry King Henry VIII this summer at Hampton Court Palace—and keep your head. To celebrate the 500th anniversary of his succession to the throne, “Henry” will take a new bride every day, and holders of the London [...]