Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15, 1559 and ruled until her death in 1603. Here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess. She very nearly wasn’t queen at all.

Almost 500 years ago, a princess called Elizabeth became Queen of England. People were worried. It was unusual to be ruled by a woman, because at the time, they were seen as weak and not as clever ...

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The whole process could take more than 10 hours ... United States in October 2018. HMS Queen Elizabeth has taken more than eight years to build and is the first of two new carriers for the ...

Queen Elizabeth II was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She assumed the title of Queen in 1952 after her father's death and reigned for more than 70 years ...