Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits are full of symbolism. Symbolism has always been an essential aspect of propaganda. As an unmarried Protestant woman in a position of power, Elizabeth needed to ...

It's Queen Elizabeth as you've never seen her before. A circa-1955 portrait of the monarch provided the inspiration for Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi's specially commissioned oil painting that ...

Both her brother and sister died without having children so Elizabeth became Queen. To show people she could rule the country well, she had portraits painted of her as strong, mighty and rich ...