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 ...

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England’s exalted Queen Elizabeth I insisted her face be depict-ed in this way, luminous and shadow-free. A former lady-in-waiting gossiped that the queen loved to be told no one could look her ...

Created in the Grotesque style, the 16th-century images—revealed by renovations at a lodge in England—mimic historic ... s life On This Day in History Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of ...