The artist behind the works may have used Elizabeth's likeness as a template in other royal portraits to visually emphasize her resemblance to previous monarchs and reinforce her status as the legitim ...
Queen Elizabeth I's defiance during the Spanish Armada threat became a historic moment. She inspired her troops with a ...
New research suggests that mother and daughter's likenesses were blurred to reinforce Elizabeth I's claim to the throne. A portrait of Anne Boleyn from the late 16th century (c.1500-1536) by an ...
On Feb. 8, 1587, Mary Queen of Scots was beheaded, charged with conspiring to kill England's Queen Elizabeth I.