Elizabeth I faced many challenges in governing the country. She needed to show strength and leadership, but also needed powerful men to support her. How successful was the government of Elizabeth ...

Ian Mortimer starts his journey at Hampton Court, one of twenty royal residences inherited by Elizabeth I. Here he discovers that appearance played a vital role at court helping to denote a person ...

Today that long week of transition comes to an end. In the earliest years of her reign, a new Elizabethan Age was proclaimed by some. Such was the excitement over the young queen, the marvels of ...