Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15, 1559 and ruled until her death in 1603. Here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess. She very nearly wasn’t queen at all.

Elizabeth I’s makeup ... she lost in order to be one of the longest reigning monarchs in history and give England one of its longest periods of peace that it ever had,” she added.

Elizabeth’s father, Henry, brother Edward and sister Mary had caused England to fall further into debt during their reigns. Elizabeth would need to find a way to pay these debts off, and also ...

Gwenyth Petty played Blanche Parry in BBC history series Armada: 12 Days to Save England Ruth Richardson A statue of Elizabeth I is on Blanche's unused tomb in Bacton - Blanche was buried at ...

A monument honoring the life and history-making reign of the late Queen Elizabeth is set to be unveiled in 2026 to celebrate ...

Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown Mary was a great danger to her cousin Elizabeth I. When Mary fled to England after her army ...

A glove worn by Queen Elizabeth I on her coronation day in 1559 is to go on show in July Gloves worn by Queen Elizabeth I, a Soviet cosmonaut and in a Star Wars film are to go on display together.

Princess Elizabeth Stuart was buried in the south aisle of Henry VII's chapel at Westminster Abbey. She was the only surviving daughter of James VI of Scotland and I of England and his wife Anne of ...

In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

wielding Parliament's free speech privileges to urge the queen to take action Elizabeth Tunstall Locals had long shared stories of Collyweston Palace. Then, excavations in England's Midlands ...