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.

Nearly 80 years following Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip’s royal wedding, here are 10 facts about their nuptials that you probably didn’t know. Prepare to be enlightened as you scroll on.

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We look back in the Country Life archive to see some of the best frontispiece pictures featuring Queen Elizabeth II. Bringing the quintessential English rural idle to life via interiors, food and ...

The late Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary in 1926, ruled for longer than any other monarch in British history. During her 70-year reign, the late Queen was much loved and ...

Queen Elizabeth II: A Bitesize guide for primary schools. documentQueen Elizabeth II: A Bitesize guide for primary schools A Bitesize guide for primary schools with key facts, dates and images ...

14 (UPI) --Documents newly declassified by MI5, Britain's internal intelligence agency, show the late Queen Elizabeth II was ... of a public scandal if the facts regarding his confession and ...

The idea of Queen Victoria keeping a journal every day grew out of something she had to do as a child. This was to write down, in a book, how well she behaved every day for her mother to judge ...