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 ...

Elizabeth I is one of England's greatest monarchs – perhaps the greatest. Her forces defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion, she reinstated Protestantism and forged an ...

Elizabeth of York was queen consort to Henry VII of England, and their marriage gave birth to another Tudor juggernaut: Henry VIII. Caught between all these powerful Henrys, Elizabeth’s story ...