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 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 ...

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 ...

After Mary wed Henry and welcomed son James, an heir to both Scotland and England’s throne, Henry conspired with his father and Mary’s male council to take the power for himself. “Elizabeth ...

Mary, Queen of Scots, the rightful monarch of Scotland, was most known for her rivalry with Queen Elizabeth I of England, one playing out in many Mary, Queen of Scots movies throughout history.

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 ...

Elizabeth I: The Virgin Queen is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV, Amazon Fire Tablet, Roku ...

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 ...

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 ...

Created in the Grotesque style, the 16th-century images—revealed by renovations at a lodge in England—mimic historic ... s life On This Day in History Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of ...