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 ...

“It could have been describing another normal working day starting in the usual ... not as detailed as they were in his younger years. Queen Elizabeth reigned over the United Kingdom for 70 ...

There hadn’t been many reigning queens before Elizabeth I - Lady Jane Grey ruled for just nine days - followed ... the first reigning Queen of England. As Elizabeth I’s younger brother and ...

Queen Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, was the sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom and 14 other commonwealth countries, including Northern Ireland. She was the longest-reigning ...

There are 800 guests at the ceremony, including a few more of the younger royals ... from her earliest days. During World War II, while her parents, King George and Queen Elizabeth remained ...