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.

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 was queen of England and Ireland and her 45 year reign was considered a ‘golden period’ of English history. She was nicknamed 'Gloriana' and the 'Virgin Queen' and overcame many ...

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 ...

Elizabeth I is one of history’s greatest monarchs. During her 16th century reign, England was transformed from a European backwater into a major power, bustling with commerce and flowering in ...

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 ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was gruesomely beheaded by order of England's Queen Elizabeth I on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. Mary was convicted of plotting to overthrow Elizabeth.

In fact, Elizabeth I kept Mary Stuart captive in England to keep her from claiming the throne. Ultimately, Mary, Queen of Scots, helped to plan the attempted assassination of Elizabeth I in the ...

In the chance encounter, Elizabeth met Robert Dudley, and English statesman who was the 1st Earl of Leicester. His father, John Dudley had been executed by Elizabeth's arch rival, Queen Mary.