Politics, religion, and bad publicity complicated Elizabeth I's attempts to find a husband. Robert Dudley, the man she fell in love with was married when they met. He later became single but was thought to have murdered his wife, which...

After the death of her father, Elizabeth went to live with her stepmother, Katherine Parr and Katherine's new husband, Thomas Seymour. Thomas' attentiveness to teenage Elizabeth soon drew suspicion from Katherine and started rumors....

By the time Elizabeth I died in 1603, public opinion of her was mixed. She had quelled religious tensions and defeated the Spanish Armada, however, the brutal and bloody tactics of her military stained her memory and the country was in a...

Elizabeth I of England, daughter of Anne Boleyn and King Henry VIII, is a renown and popular leader of the country who ruled through peace and war. When she was just two years old, her father had her mother beheaded and quickly married...

Calming the tension between Protestants and Catholics was important to Elizabeth I of England. She re-instituted the Church of England as the country's chosen church but repealed strict heresy laws and permitted people to practice...

From gendered criticism to mercury poisoning from cosmetics, there are many theories about why Elizabeth I could be so cruel.

When their brother died in 1553, Elizabeth's sister was crowned Mary I. Mary, a devout Catholic, soon began to distrust her Protestant sister, accusing Elizabeth of involvement in Wyatt's Rebellion of 1554. Despite a lack of evidence,...

<> on June 14, 2015 in Windsor, England.

<> on June 14, 2015 in Windsor, England.

INTERVIEW: Gloriana on being nominated for an American Music Award, on being up against Lady Gaga, on who they're looking forward to see perform, and on who they'd like to see win an award. at the 2009 American Music Awards - Arrivals at...

Gloriana signs for fans outside Good Morning America in New York, 07/30/12 (Getty Images Entertainment Video)

SPEECH: Gloriana on what it is like to win, where they are going to be touring, Taylor Swift's reaction to their win, their favorite album of the year at the 2009 American Music Awards - Press Room at Los Angeles CA. (Footage by...

CLEAN: Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch Aerial shots Royal flotiilla including Gloriana at River Thames in London on September 09, 2015 in London, England.

CLEAN: Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch Aerial shots Royal flotiilla including Gloriana at River Thames in London on September 09, 2015 in London, England.

CLEAN: Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch Aerial shots Royal flotiilla including Gloriana at River Thames in London on September 09, 2015 in London, England.

CLEAN: Queen Elizabeth II becomes longest-reigning UK monarch Aerial shots Royal flotiilla including Gloriana at River Thames, British flag on top of Palace of Westminster in London on September 09, 2015 in London, England.

Title card: "Queen at Coronation Opera" / exteriors Covent Garden Opera House with police / CU sandwich board for opera Gloriana / overhead interior opera lobby with people in formal dress / attendees include American ambassador to...

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