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British architecture changed beyond recognition during the late Queen’s reign, reflecting the social, aesthetic and technological transformations of the past seven decades.
Researchers recently analyzed nine Elizabethan era archeological sites across London’s Bankside entertainment district to document a new way to locate, study, and identify bear-baiting evidence.
THE worst insults from 500 years ago have been revealed by a historian, including “nippy”, “wittol” and “cucumber”. Dr Todd Gray found more than 200 cusses from Elizabethan times, such ...
Sir Walter Raleigh was the greatest adventurer of the Elizabethan Age, but when his fortunes changed he made a fatal mistake that led to his downfall.
In this detailed and absorbing account, Jessie Childs reconstructs the Elizabethan world of suspicion and surveillance through the experiences of the Vauxes of Harrowden Hall, a lower-rank ...
GCSE History The Elizabethan age, 1558-1603 learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.
On the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the second Elizabethan era ended, so what era is Britain in now King Charles III has taken the throne?
Historian Ian Mortimer transports viewers back to Elizabethan England and reveals, in vivid detail, a living, breathing Tudor world.
Stockings appeared on a slew of male models this season, once again affirming that their practical, provocative appeal transcends the gender binary.
Child-catchers stalked the streets of Elizabethan England seeking out boys they could force on to the stage, an Oxford academic has claimed in a new book.
In Elizabethan England, words counted. Particularly the most insulting, offensive and hurtful words. Words like ninnycock, rotten hornibus, jackanapes and (whisper it) ninnyhammer. A painstakingly ...
An Elizabethan mug used by weights and measures officials to make sure publicans were not ripping off their customers has sold for a staggering £39,000.