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

Queen Elizabeth I took the crown of England on January 15, 1559 and ruled until her death in 1603. Here are 15 things you might not know about Good Queen Bess. She very nearly wasn’t queen at all.

On March 24, 2015, a Germanwings plane carrying 150 people, including German high school students, crashed in the French Alps ...

Elizabeth’s father, Henry, brother Edward and sister Mary had caused England to fall further into debt during their reigns. Elizabeth would need to find a way to pay these debts off, and also ...

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 ...

After Mary wed Henry and welcomed son James, an heir to both Scotland and England’s throne, Henry conspired with his father and Mary’s male council to take the power for himself. “Elizabeth ...

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 ...

Based on Hilary Mantel's novel "The Mirror & the Light," the last installment in the acclaimed television series chronicles the last four years of the statesman's life Meilan Solly Elizabeth I ...