'Mary Golds' is an evergreen, mat-forming perennial, to 5cm high, comprising rosettes of small, dark green leaves and, in late spring, single white flowers that are flushed pink when first open ...

An evergreen perennial forming a mossy mound of bright green leaves and numerous pale to rose-pink open flowers, on delicate stems up to 8cm in height, in spring ...

Angles and Saxons gave it guttural names, which survived into modern times as 'golds' and 'rudds'. But the flower came into prominence only after it was christened as a living memorial to Mary. Few ...

King Frederik has honoured his wife Queen Mary with a rare gift on the morning of his 56th birthday - amid rumours about their relationship.

Based on the extraordinary true story of Mary Villiers, who moulded her son, George, to seduce King James I and become his all-powerful lover. Mary & George is inspired by the explosive true story of ...

Marina Gerner on a thought experiment about consciousness. Imagine a girl called Mary. She is a brilliant neuroscientist and a world expert on colour vision. But because she grew up entirely in a ...

His daily conversation with the Virgin Mary has begun. Dragicevic was one of six poor shepherd children who first reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1981. She identified herself to the four ...

In this gnostic gospel, Mary Magdalene appears as a disciple, singled out by Jesus for special teachings. In this excerpt, the other disciples are discouraged and grieving Jesus' death.

the beloved daughter of the Father and the temple of the Holy Spirit" (No. 53). The whole Church honors Mary as a pre-eminent and wholly unique member of the Church, and as a model in faith, hope and ...

The Feast of Mary Help of Christians is celebrated on May 24. The tradition of this advocation goes back to 1571, when the whole of Christendom was saved by Mary Help of Christians when Catholics ...

The Mary Rose was built in 1510-11 at the start of Henry VIII’s reign and was one of his favourite ships for 34 years, until it sank in 1545. King Henry is credited as the founding father of the Royal ...