Angie and Rhodri Powell have discovered a 20ft high wall painting of what is believed to be King Herny VIII after they removed some panelling from a wall in their Milverton home which was used as a summer palace for Thomas Cranmer, Archdeacon of Taunton, who went on to became Archbishop of Canterbury in 1533, and who helped the king break from the Catholic church. He recanted his protestant faith but was burnt at the stake anyway when England swung back to Catholicism during the reign of Queen Mary I. He famously thrust his right hand into the flames first for having signed the recantation.
 
The painting is by an unknown artist and is dated to c1530. Ms Powell, a children's author, told the BBC, "When we saw the eyes appear out of the plaster it was a real moment. It is a presence and you do feel there's just something there behind you looking over your shoulder. When people come in, he grabs the attention.'