Scientists identify the chemicals causing the hull of Henry VIII’s warship the Mary Rose to degrade

Scientists have identified the chemical compound causing the hull of the Mary Rose, Henry VIII’s famous warship, to degrade — offering hope for its preservation. The Mary Rose was salvaged in 1982, following some four centuries on the seabed of the Solent where she sank on July 19, 1545 in a battle against the French … Read more

Colin Farrell works up a sweat during a dog walk with son Henry in Los Angeles

Colin Farrell works up a sweat during a dog walk with son Henry in Los Angeles By Kevin Kayhart For Dailymail.com Published: 05:20 BST, 7 June 2020 | Updated: 05:25 BST, 7 June 2020 Colin Farrell has been quarantining at his home in Los Angeles ever since production of his latest film, The Batman, was … Read more

Donald Trump went folksy, he loves helping Boris Johnson: HENRY DEEDES watches Global Vaccine Summit

Colourful outfits, jazzy production values and a telegenic anchor who, despite technical difficulties, never let her Colgate smile drop once.  Despite the serious nature of the Global Vaccine Summit, there was a welcome hint of Eurovision about proceedings. Welcome because the virtual conference, which aimed to raise $7.4billion for global vaccines over the next five … Read more

The Prime Minister hit the despatch box: HENRY DEEDES watches Boris Johnson’s fighting talk at PMQs

PMQs is back. No, I don’t mean back as in back after the recess. I mean back, back. As in back to its punchy old self. The session was rowdy, even if there were only 50-odd members in the chamber. With the TV screens gone and the noisy SNP lot back in situ, there was … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: MPs ‘herded like cows’ as Parliament returns

More than half a mile the line snaked back through the Parliamentary Estate. From the Commons chamber it began, out through the cavernous environs of Westminster Hall before spilling out into New Palace Yard. For three months, the whole of this area had been totally deserted bar the odd armed policeman. Now, at 4pm on … Read more

Mystery woman in portrait identified after 300 years as King Henry VIII’s mistress Mary Boleyn

Mystery woman in Royal Collection portrait is finally identified after 300 years as Mary Boleyn, who was Henry VIII’s mistress before her sister Anne married the womanizing king The sitter for Portrait of a Woman has been identified after hundreds of years  It has been reunited with an original set of 14 paintings owned by … Read more

Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel

Why Henry VIII was king of the lockdown and would have been only too aware of the risks posed by scourges such as the plague, reveals author Dame Hilary Mantel Dame Hilary Mantel believes life in a crisis under King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell would have been even tougher She explained Tudors knew more … Read more

Historic England grants £25,000 to save King Henry VIII’s Mary Rose

King Henry VIII’s Mary Rose gets a £25,000 cash injection from Historic England to stop the iconic warship from falling into disrepair as income from visitors dries up during lockdown Money will allow employees to continue maintaining systems protecting ship CEO of Mary Rose Trust warned it may not survive ‘this financial year’ It has … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: Boris Johnson was like a tin of Pedigree Chum attacked by a schnauzer 

Hair skew-whiff, a homely fireplace as backdrop and matey, first-name terms only. The Prime Minister appeared before a chosen collection of Westminster’s most self-regarding bobbies yesterday trying to appear as relaxed possible. It was clear, though, that events of recent days had knocked him off-kilter. His jowls were walrussy, the bags under his eyes bulging … Read more

HENRY DEEDES: It was clear Dominic Cummings had come to snarl not schmooze

A double bill of Westminster drama yesterday. Statements from both Dominic Cummings and Boris Johnson.  Contrition in short supply from both players. Were it a play we could have called it No Regrets: A Tragedy in Two Parts. For Act One we were treated to Dominic Cummings’ statement on his recent lockdown controversy. News that … Read more