Here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess. She very nearly wasn’t queen at all. Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne required a great deal of good luck … or bad luck ...

Bodkin sees another opportunity to make money when he realises that there is a hugely profitable market for stately home visits. But his masters home is more of a state than a home so he makes ...

The origins of the nickname Brown Bess are unclear. There are some suggestions it was derived from the nickname Good Queen Bess, attached to Queen Elizabeth I, but there is no evidence for that.

Good Queen Bess 9-2 (9-6) 4th of 11, 2 3/4l behind Tamarisk Tree (8-11) at Turffontein 7f stks gd in May.

Good Queen Bess 14-1 (8-9) 3rd of 10, 1/2l behind One Fell Swoop (8-9) at Turffontein 6f fll gd in Mar. The Front Line (SAF) 40-1 (8-10) 8th of 9, 13 1/2l behind Barbaresco (8-9) at Turffontein 1m ...