Will you leave your kingdom to a heretic?” That was the question posed to a dying Queen Mary in 1998’s Elizabeth, director Shekhar Kapur’s grim and dingy film now viewed in retrospect as the origin ...

In Spain, they’re cutting down vast forests in order to build the Armada, with which they intend to impose that country’s grim Catholic will on Protestant England. In a glum castle, Mary Queen of ...

The 1950s established Elizabeth Taylor as Hollywood royalty, with acclaimed performances in Giant alongside James Dean and ...

Queen Elizabeth I is known for many things: defeating the Spanish Armada, restoring Protestantism, setting the stage for Britain's "Golden Age," and, of course, her unusual decision not to marry.

In 2002, Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee, marking her 50th year on the throne. "Gratitude, respect and pride, these words sum up how I feel about the people of this country and the ...

Succeeding to the English throne in 1558, she was the third woman monarch in the nation’s history. The role of English monarch?which involved being commander in chief, head of the English Church, and ...

Elizabeth Olsen recently received her second Golden Globes nomination for Best Actress in a Mini-series or Motion Picture for TV for her lead role in HBO Max’s true crime drama “Love & Death.” She ...