Her mother was beheaded, she was declared illegitimate and imprisoned in the Tower. How Elizabeth I still became England's ...

Elizabeth I of England, the daughter of Henry VIII, unexpectedly rose to the throne after the deaths of her brother and sister. She became one of England's most remarkable rulers, famously swearing ...

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Actor and theater scholar Tamara Meneghini brings the long-ruling monarch to life in a solo performance that earned rave reviews at the recent Edinburgh Festival Fringe Historical figures are so ...

Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588. Version of the Armada portrait attributed to George Gower. The last Tudor monarch, Elizabeth I (1533-1603) ruled from 1558 until 1603 More than just a ...

The pendant will be auctioned off by Sotheby's, and is expected to fetch as much as $199,285 sotheby's An amber pendant, made circa 1600, features a carving of Queen Elizabeth I and a parrot ...

Read full article: English choirs seek to protect a musical tradition little changed since Queen Elizabeth I A campaign is underway to protect England's choral music tradition, which has thrived for ...