Queen Elizabeth acceded to the throne at 25 (the same age as Queen Elizabeth II) and chose not to marry as a political tool. According to the royal family's official website, she instead utilized ...

When Queen Elizabeth II visited the Game of Thrones set in Northern Ireland, she baffled the cast when she refused to sit on the famous 'Iron Throne' from the series. The Queen's refusal was rooted in ...

On Monday, Queen Elizabeth ... by a then-Princess Elizabeth. "My whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service." Elizabeth inherited the throne when she was 25.

What the team uncovered is a Moche throne ... room where Koons and her colleagues believe a female ruler held court. Koons said this is one of only three thrones in Peru where evidence suggests a ...

However, trouble was never far away. In 1568 Elizabeth's cousin, Mary, Queen of Scots - a Catholic with a strong claim to the English throne - sought exile in England. Many Catholic plots centred ...

The Queen today marked the 50th anniversary of her accession to the throne with a poignant visit ... £1.2 million Macmillan Centre at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in nearby King's Lynn where ...

As the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend came to a close on Sunday, the monarch expressed her heartfelt thanks to all her supporters with a letter from Buckingham Palace. “When it comes to how to ...

Elizabeth was the daughter of King Henry VIII. She didn't expect to be Queen. She was third in line to the throne. Both her brother and sister died without having children so Elizabeth became Queen.

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' arrival in California and the plundering ...