Queen Elizabeth I, ruling England for 45 years, navigated political intrigue and religious conflict to become a formidable ...

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Queen Elizabeth I is known for many things: defeating the Spanish Armada, restoring Protestantism, setting the stage for Britain's "Golden Age," and, of course, her unusual decision not to marry.

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Queen Elizabeth I (Cate Blanchett) and Robert Dudley (Joseph Fiennes) dance the volta before the assembled court, their ...

Catherine de' Medici has met her match. The latest episode of The Serpent Queen introduces a new rival for the 16th-century ruler: Queen Elizabeth I. Played by Minnie Driver, this version of the ...

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 Scotland ...