In the 16th century, sugar was imported from British territories in the Caribbean. Since it was an expensive commodity, it [… ...

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 ...

Read full article: With metal detectors and patience, amateur treasure hunters unearth pieces of British history Malcolm Weale was in a farmer's field with his metal detector when he unearthed a ...

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 ...

Her father died just a week after her birth. A fervent Roman Catholic and a claimant to the English Crown Mary was a great danger to her cousin Elizabeth I. When Mary fled to England after her army ...