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.

Within the ground were the timbers of a ship that date back to the reign of Elizabeth I. The monarch was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until 1603, and is regarded by some historians as ...

Another Queen Elizabeth, Elizabeth I (1533–1603), made history in the late 1500s, not for the length of her reign (“only” shy of 45), but for moving England into a booming period of politics ...

Significant anti-royalist sentiments exist throughout the monarchies of Europe and could grow in the United Kingdom without a beloved monarch such as Elizabeth. What’s more, England has a long ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of ...

Thought to have have one of the most glorious reigns in history, Elizabeth I also happened to be the only queen of England never to get married. Having spent her 45-year reign leading her country ...

Elizabeth I’s makeup ... she lost in order to be one of the longest reigning monarchs in history and give England one of its longest periods of peace that it ever had,” she added.

In fact, there have only been eight reigning queens of England, including Queen Elizabeth II, who died in September 2022. A number of queens ascended to the role through their husbands ...

It meant studying the time in which Elizabeth I of England lived—researching what influenced her behavior in her time period, how she interacted with people, what games she played, how she followed ...