DR IAN MORTIMER:'Elizabeth the First's reign is a time of great change in England, especially for the middle classes. Your journey begins at the very heart of the country.' In towns like Stratford ...

In England, Mary became a focus of Catholic plots and rebellions against Elizabeth. The first of these was the 1569 Revolt of the Northern Earls. Nearly 5,000 men in the North rose up to return ...

She is named after Elizabeth the first and is the second ship to carry the name - the first was a First World War battleship. More than 700 crew are onboard, from seamen to aircraft engineers ...

When December rolls around, the royal family brings Christmas cheer not just to England ... Queen Elizabeth sits by the microphone, paper in hand, to prepare for her very first Christmas address ...