The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

Queen Elizabeth I's rumored ... He was also already married — until his wife died under mysterious circumstances in 1560, less than two years into Elizabeth's reign. Dudley was married to ...

the future Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret. Following Edward’s abdication in 1936, Albert took the throne and assumed the name King George VI. The dissolution of the British Empire and ...

Francis Drake's successful voyage included British sailors' arrival in California and the plundering of a glut of Spanish riches that sustained Elizabeth I's empire ... urge the queen to take ...

The landmark biography also states that Queen Elizabeth was ‘quite ... The related British Empire Medal would also be reformed under the plans now under discussion. A number of Commonwealth ...