Why did she stay? Royal experts explain why Queen Elizabeth never gave up the throne. Why didn’t Queen Elizabeth ever step ...

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’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 ...

She’s back in contention this year for embodying Queen Elizabeth I opposite Saoirse Ronan as Mary Stuart in the drama, from House of Cards writer Beau Willimon. In a scene from director Josie ...

Lord Charles O’Hagen, one of the late Queen’s many godchildren, died on March 23 at age 79 Lord Charles O’Hagen, godson of the late Queen Elizabeth, died on March 23 after suffering a severe ...

Mary Stuart returns to Scotland to rule as queen, to the chagrin of Elizabeth I of England who finds her a dangerous rival. There is much ado over whom Mary shall marry. To her later regret ...

An Oscar nominated film of the early years of the reign of Elizabeth I of England and her difficult task of learning what is necessary to be a monarch.

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 ...

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 ...