Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits are full of symbolism ... She sits under a canopy, reserved for royal family members, holding the scepter and orb. Members of Parliament surround her, and the ...

Elizabeth I ordered the beheading of Mary, Queen of Scots, a Catholic claimant to the English throne, on this day in 1587 Sarah Holzmann Francis Drake's successful voyage included British sailors ...

A portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth that had been displayed by ... Queen’s portrait in the darkOpens in new window The royal family has been captured in art for generationsOpens in new ...

A portrait of Elizabeth I, painted when she was around ... Like her, he had also been imprisoned under Mary I, and had seen family members executed. Dudley was a more radical Protestant than ...