Samantha Cohen, a former royal aide to the late Queen Elizabeth II, shared what the long-reigning queen was really like when ...

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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 Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland, c1588.

Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip tied the knot in a lavish royal wedding on Nov. 20, 1947, and remained together until his ...

The iconic “Rainbow Portrait” of Queen Elizabeth I, painted when she was nearly 70 but where she is portrayed as youthful, has been restored and returned to Hatfield House, which sits alongside her ...

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 ...

On Oct. 30, King Charles announced that he was stripping his younger brother of his royal titles and honors in a seismic move ...

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Elizabeth I survives the threat of Mary, Queen of Scots, and decades of palace intrigue. Elizabeth I survives the threat of her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and four decades of palace intrigue. But ...

In a kingdom recently divided by faith, Elizabeth I’s government turned to espionage to defend the Protestant crown. This is how her spymasters built a culture of fear that reshaped England’s religiou ...

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 ...

One of Queen Elizabeth I’s most well-known features was her stark white makeup — but the face painting was applied for a deeper, darker reason. Elizabeth I’s makeup, along with the bold red wig she ...