Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15, 1559 and ruled until her death in 1603. Here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess. She very nearly wasn’t queen at all.

The "Rainbow Portrait" of Queen Elizabeth I, painted in the early 17th century. Isaac Oliver via Wikimedia Commons Though more than 400 years have passed since they were painted, her portraits are ...

Keir Starmer has removed portraits of William Gladstone, Elizabeth I and Walter Raleigh from No10, it was revealed today. The paintings of the former PM, monarch and explorer appear to have been ...