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 ...
Elizabeth I is one of England's greatest monarchs – perhaps the greatest. Her forces defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion, she reinstated Protestantism and forged an ...
Elizabeth Tudor was crowned Queen of England on January 15, 1559 – the day John Dee had determined was the most auspicious of ...
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.