Elizabeth's penmanship deteriorated over time, with the speed and sloppiness of her writing rising in direct correlation with the crown's increasing demands. Photos via Lambeth Palace Library and ...

Análise de mais de 500 cartas de Elizabeth I revelou que seus secretários podiam mudar a forma de falar da Rainha visando ...

Evidence that both women experienced stress and anxiety, with Elizabeth traumatised by mother’s death and issue of marriage Elizabeth I was heavily influenced by her mother Anne Boleyn, despite the ...

The Elizabethan era in the 16th century was one of adventure, intrigue, personalities, plots and power struggles. At the centre was Elizabeth , ‘The Virgin Queen’, who ruled England between 1558-1603.

Elizabeth surrounded herself with trusted advisers, a group called the Privy Council . Privy councillors could be dismissed by Elizabeth if they displeased her. Elizabeth tried to control her Privy ...

After 44 years of rule, Queen Elizabeth I of England dies, and King James VI of Scotland ascends to the throne, uniting England and Scotland under a single British monarch. Why Queen Elizabeth I ...

Blanche Parry is one of history's most influential Welsh women, yet few know the name and only a handful know her story. From her home on the Welsh marches she joined the Tudor court, nursing the ...

Elizabeth I’s brief illness made the question of the succession top priority for William Cecil and the Privy Council. Who should claim Scotland’s royal jewels? After the forced abdication of Mary, ...

A list compiled by spymaster Robert Cecil gives an insight into the beginnings of the secret service, says historian For more than a century, it lay undisturbed in the National Archives: a single ...