Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits are full of symbolism. Symbolism has always been an essential aspect of propaganda. As an ...

The following year Philip II of Spain launched a great fleet of ships, known as the Spanish Armada, to try and overthrow Elizabeth and restore Catholicism. Always a popular monarch, and a ...

Elizabeth I gave her name to a golden age of poets, statesmen and adventurers. Known as the Virgin Queen, or Gloriana, her union with her people became a substitute for the marriage she never made.

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 ...

The BBC series may be at an end but there was a lot that took place in the aftermath of Thomas Cromwell's death under Henry ...

Her conflict with Roman Catholic Spain led to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. The Elizabethan age was expansionist in commerce and geographical exploration, and arts and literature ...

A 400-year-old home believed to have been built with parts from the Spanish Armada is going under the hammer in Norwich. Sitting next to St Andrews Hall and opposite St Andrews Brew House, many have ...

A 400-year-old home believed to have been built with parts from the Spanish Armada is going under the ... Built 435 years ago under the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the unusual Grade II listed ...

From Christopher Columbus to Marco Polo, these celebrated—and controversial—explorers made groundbreaking journeys across the globe.

You don’t need royal connections to spend the night in a castle. From grand bedchambers in luxury hotels to cosy gatehouse ...