Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603)[b] was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign, and its effect on history and culture, gave name to the Elizabet...
The Queen and the People Conclusion Bibliographical Essay List of Dates Index About the book The reign of Elizabeth I was one of the most important periods of expansion and growth in British history, the so-called 'Golden Age'. This celebrated and influential study of Elizabeth reconsiders how...
About 10,000 guests gathered on The Mall that day for a lunch to celebrate the queen's patronage of more than 600 charities and organizations, part of a weekend of celebrations marking Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday and 63 year reign. Vanity Fair cover for Queen Elizabeth II Annie Leib...
basic education, etiquette, protocol and perhaps the enjoyment of music and dancing. The 1557 elegy dates from before the death of Queen Mary I so the queens mentioned do not include
Apart from being the name of the village, where the chateau dates from the 17th century and is on the site of a much older building, Saussignac is also the name of the Saussignac Appellation D’Origine Contrôlée. The wines of this appellation are a late harvest botryrized wine made ...
Commandaria wine dates back to approximately 800 BC and was popular during the time of the Crusades in the 11th and 12th centuries and subsequently exported widely within Europe. I wrote about Commandaria wine in a 2013 blog and described it as follows: ‘As a fortified wine, Commandaria ...
Queen Elizabeth reigned for 70. Think about that. Seventy years. I’m glad she was able to reach her platinum jubilee.She held the second-longest reignof any monarch whose actual dates of reign can be verified. She was second only to France’s King Louie XIV, who reigned 72 years. It...
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I've had a few people ask why I, as an owner of an Anne Boleyn website, have been involved in a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II on the day she became Britain's
enhancing the City's status and ensuring that its established rights are safeguarded." So along with other City of London officials, the Remembrancer is responsible for giving the Queen permission to enter the City. Apparently, the tradition dates all the way back to the reign of Queen ...