Queen Elizabeth I is known for many things: defeating the Spanish Armada, restoring Protestantism, setting the stage for ...

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Hannah R. Wing is a freelance writer. Hannah has over eight years of experience as a theatre critic for BroadwayWorld.com. When she isn't reviewing plays or musicals, she is diving into the world of ...

Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The miniseries ...

More than just a statement beauty regime, the Virgin Queen’s signature makeup was born from sad beginnings — and possibly led to a tragic ending Ann Ronan Pictures/Print Collector/Getty One of Queen ...

Mary, Queen of Scots was beheaded for treason in the Great Hall of Fotheringhay Castle in England by order of her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, on this day in history, Feb. 8, 1587. The Queen of Scotland ...

The world is bidding farewell to Queen Elizabeth II. After Britain's longest-reigning monarch died at the age of 96 on September 8, a series of events unfolded honoring her incredible legacy.

“Becoming Elizabeth,” a new show on Starz, depicts Queen Elizabeth I’s early years, which are rarely seen onscreen, as a claustrophobic family drama. By Roslyn Sulcas LONDON — At the start of ...

Actor and theater scholar Tamara Meneghini brings the long-ruling monarch to life in a solo performance that earned rave reviews at the recent Edinburgh Festival Fringe Historical figures are so ...

Catherine de' Medici has met her match. The latest episode of The Serpent Queen introduces a new rival for the 16th-century ruler: Queen Elizabeth I. Played by Minnie Driver, this version of the ...