Britain on the Cheap

Love is in the air at Hampton Court Palace. Join King Henry VIII durng his “Honeymoon with Jane Seymour” July 24. Imagine: Henry VIII has just married his third wife, Jane Seymour, and celebrations are underway to welcome his new bride to his favourite palace. The people of the palace will celebrate with falconry, fencing [...]

Fans of King Henry VIII’s flagship the Mary Rose can contribute to the Mary Rose 500 public appeal, which will help build a new museum for the salvaged shipwreck in time for the London Olympics in 2012. The new wooden building at Plymouth Historic Dockyard, clad in timber planks, will replace the current temporary museum, [...]