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.

Getty Images A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago ...

Every year on May 19, at Blickling Hall in Norfolk, England, the former home of the Boleyn family ... The energies remain.” ...

Explaining why, Kiki went on: "It is the resting place of John Simcoe, the first lieutenant governor ... he only had because ...

Holyrood — or, to give it its full title, The Palace of Holyroodhouse — is the official residence in Scotland of His Majesty ...

Elizabeth Gould was born Elizabeth Coxen at Ramsgate, a blustery ­English seaside town, during the reign of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Hers was an old Kent family who, for generations, had ...

Interview with Rebecca Ferguson, who plays Elizabeth Woodville in new BBC One drama, The White Queen.

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Two young women stared out of the frame at her. One was fair-skinned, the other Black. Misan, a medical student at the ...

Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch, has died at Balmoral aged 96, after reigning for 70 years. She died peacefully on Thursday afternoon at her Scottish estate, where she had spent ...

Scientists uncovered the origin of the oldest known surviving tombstone in the US, according to a new study. Here’s what it ...

One of Britain's highest civilian honours, Queen Elizabeth bestowed Ratan Tata with Knight Grand Cross in 2014 -- 5 years after he received the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire ...