Elizabeth’s makeup, Robbie said ... 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.

Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15 ... an ample supply of gallant wigs and the application of white makeup over her face, which was in keeping with the style of the era.

In 1553, Elizabeth's older half-sister Mary became queen. Mary was determined to re-establish Catholicism in England and viewed the Protestant Elizabeth as a direct threat. Elizabeth was briefly ...

Elizabeth’s father, Henry, brother Edward and sister Mary had caused England to fall further into debt during their reigns. Elizabeth would need to find a way to pay these debts off, and also ...