Henry VIII

A performance at Portsmouth Guildhall on July 9, 2026 for Portsmouth100, organised by Portsmouth Music Service

Portsmouth100 marked by hundreds of young performers at Guildhall

People enjoying the bank holiday sun in Southsea at the water fountains in front of Southsea Castle . Pictured by Alec Chapman

14 fabulous things to do to keep your family entertained on a budget

The Mary Rose Trust's first History Festival will be chaired by Historian and broadcaster Prof Suzannah Lipscomb.

The Mary Rose Trust launches its first ever History Festival

The new-look promenade in front of Southsea Common is almost complete. Pictures: The road in front of the Naval War Memorial is complete and the parking bays have been painted.
Picture:Marcin Jedrysiak

Time Out names Southsea third best seaside town in UK - here's why

Six: Teen Edition by TheatreTrain Portsmouth. Picture: Cinnabar Studios

Review | Six of the very best from Theatretrain Portsmouth

Chocolatier Jen Lindsey-Clark was enlisted to create the festive coins.

The monarchy have been immortalised – on chocolate coins

Paul and Alan with their debut book!

From spotlight to storybook: Portsmouth theatre duo debut magical Christmas adve...

The beautiful Christmas lights of HMS Warrior

Step back in time to a Christmas of yesteryear at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

October half-term story telling at Beaulieu

Step into a world of Folklore and Phantoms this half-term at Beaulieu

The property overlooks five counties

Win a £2.5m converted barn with historic links for just £10

The gun that found the Mary Rose as it appears in the Mary Rose Museum (Mary Rose Trust).

Alexander McKee’s shot in time: The gun that confirmed the Mary Rose

The new Raffle House dream home has links to the more sinister side of Tudor politics

Take a tour of this £2.5 million dream home you can win for just £10

Dr Eleanor Schofield, Director of Collections at the Mary Rose Trust (Harvey Mills)

The Life Scientific at the Mary Rose Museum: Jim Al-Khalili in conversation with...

History Re-enactment Weekend

Family-friendly History Re-enactment Weekend comes to Beaulieu

The countryside home features a large, eat-in kitchen

Two-for-one Christmas offer on Raffle House Hampshire Dream Home draw

Take on Yuletide at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Take on Yuletide at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is home to the nation’s most iconic naval attractions and with a packed festive events programme, Christmas at the Dockyard is not to be missed.
Sarah Koch

Mary Rose Exhibition and HMS Victory at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Scientists have analysed the wreckage of the Mary Rose.

Bones from Mary Rose suggest handedness might affect collarbones

Research of 2,000 adults revealed Queen Victoria’s 63-year reign from 1837 to 1901 and the Tudor period were other areas of interest

History buff Brits consider WWII to be the most interesting period

Southsea Castle from the past. But what was the year?Picture: Paul Costen collection

16 wonderful retro photos capturing Southsea Castle through the years

Wonderful bank holiday and half term things to do in Portsmouth

Arthur Hughes stars as Tudor lawyer Matthew Shardlake in the new series Shardlake, streaming now on Disney+ (Picture: Martin Mlaka/Disney+)

Shardlake review: Great performances lift this murder-mystery out of the manure

Thornbury Castle boats 27 bedchambers each one taking its name from one of the fiery monarch’s six wives or other famous Tudor figures.

Find out why Thornbury Castle was voted Britain's best romantic hotel

Sandyballs, Hampshire, has been rated one of the rudest named places in the UK.

Hampshire holiday village gains title of having rudest name in the UK

Prince Charles with Dr Margaret Rule checking progress on the Mary Rose in 1986. Picture: The News img1875

27 images of the raising of The Mary Rose

Christopher Dobbs at The Mary Rose Museum.

Mary Rose Museum archaeologist retires

Mary Rose and Royal George morris dancing team

Mary Rose and Royal George morris dancers showcase skills outside Southsea pub

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel and secret meeting room on sale for £450k - pictures

Spine-chilling cottage with ‘catacomb-like’ tunnel on sale
This isn’t your typical idyllic getaway, the reality is a little more more sinister
Will Millar

People dressed up in cosplay for last year's Comic Con
Picture: Habibur Rahman

Portsmouth Comic Con - all you need to know

Ross Kemp: Deep Sea Treasure Hunter will premier on Monday, April 10.
Photo: : PA Photo/Sky HISTORY

The Mary Rose to feature in new Ross Kemp documentary

Henry VIII is said to have watched the Mary Rose sink from Southsea Castle in 1545. The castle is now open to the public and free to visit between April and October.

Southsea Castle reopens for 2023

Dive the Mary Rose at this new 4D immersive experience

Ad Feature Dive the Mary Rose 4D in Portsmouth this Easter at new immersive experience

Mary Rose Museum mark 40 years after the flagship was raised from the Solent seabed on Tuesday 11th October 2022

Pictured: An actor dressed up as Henry VIII

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Royal Navy: When was the Royal Navy formed?

Inside the Mary Rose Museum

New 4D cinema to be launched at Portsmouth's Mary Rose Museum

Half-term highlights: six amazing family-friendly ways to entertain all ages in Portsmouth this month

Ad Feature Half-term highlights: family-friendly fun in Portsmouth

Lot 57 - The Donkey Cart, 1-2 The Square, Petersfield, Hampshire - Clive Emson Auctioneers - online auction ending 8th February 2023

Petersfield landmark building up for auction next month

Games Fest at Portsmouth Guildhall in 2022. Picture by Vernon Nash

Games Fest is going super-retro with Tudor gaming alongside cutting-edge fun

Six is at Chichester Festival theatre from November 22-27, 2022

Review | West End hit Six at Chichester Festival Theatre

1982 - Dive The Mary Rose is a new immersive experience coming in spring 2023

New 4D immersive experience to tell Mary Rose's story from 1545 to today

Mary Rose Trust was joined by 'Henry VIII' to mark 40 years after the flagship was raised from the Solent seabed Picture: Habibur Rahman

Raising of Mary Rose marked with poignant 40th anniversary Solent celebration

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A chance to have a seat on boat going to where Mary Rose was raised in 1982

Mary Rose multi-sensory Augmented Reality experiece at the Mary Rose Museum, Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth on 7th July 2022

Pictured: News reporter, Elsa Waterfield using the app around the Mary Rose Museum

Picture: Habibur Rahman

Smell your way back in time at the Mary Rose Museum

The Mary Rose in her cradle being brought ashore by barge in October 1982.

Film company wants to see your memories of raising of Mary Rose in Portsmouth

The enigmatic Anne Boleyn (photo: Hever Castle and Gardens)

Life and times of queen consort Anne Boleyn ... her most beguiling story

See King Henry VIII's favourite ship the Mary Rose

Ad Feature Enjoy a right royal May half-term at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard!

Charles Dickens' birthplace

Portsmouth attractions open fully for the first time since the pandemic

The stunning Charles 11 two guinea coin, dated 1678, sold for £7,200 at the Nesbit collectables. Pic Nesbit

Rare 17th century gold coin fetches over £7,000 at Portsmouth auctioneers

A car park panto is coming to Hampshire this Christmas. Picture: Black Edge Productions

Car park pantomime is coming to Hampshire on Christmas Eve

A family watches a preview of the new 1545 experience at The Mary Rose exhibition at Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

Dame Judi Dench to help bring Mary Rose’s history to life

The Royal Foresters, Ascot.

Horses and courses: There's more to Ascot than racing as an enjoyable gastronomi...

The Mary Rose in its cradle being brought ashore by a barge in October 1982. Picture: The News PP3741

Mary Rose ship was made up of multinational crew, research suggests

HMS Victory pictured at the dockyard with aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales in the background. Photo: Julian Civiero

HMS Victory mast damaged by cannonball to go on display

Leeds Castle, Kent.

You could hire a castle for your post-lockdown staycation - here's how

This is why we traditionally eat turkey at Christmas dinner

Helen Bonser-Wilton, chief executive of The Mary Rose Trust in Portsmouth
Picture: Christopher Ison for the National Museum of the Royal Navy.

Mary Rose Museum shuts as staff forced to self-isolate after Covid infection

Look out for ghosts on 30 haunt-jaunts this Halloween