Anne was executed within three years of Elizabeth's birth. Elizabeth was born at Greenwich Palace on 7 September 1533 and was named after her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Lady Elizabeth Howard.[6] She was
As asomewhat extraneous figureduring the first two seasons ofThe Crown, Henry George Reginald Molyneux Herbert, 7th earl of Carnarvon - affectionately called "Porchie" (also spelled Porchey or Porchy) by Queen Elizabeth II - features more prominently in Season 3. Played by Jose...
Queen Elizabeth II Will Not Be Attending Commonwealth MeetingLONDON -- Ending four decades of perfect attendance, QueenElizabeth II will skip the biennial...Chu, Henry
Like many royal couples, Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip are distantly related through their royal ancestors. The practice of marrying within royal bloodlines has become less common as royalty's power is lessened. But so many in the royal family are related to each other, it would have b...
Queen Victoria was an ancestor to future British rulers, including Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. Queen Victoriaandher first cousinPrince Albert, who married on February 10, 1840, had nine children. Themarriageof the children of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert into other royal families, ...
Henry II welcomed his daughter, giving her the palace of Argentin as a home for her family. Matilda and her family spent the next two years in the Angevin lands on the Continent; but in 1184 a pregnant Matilda accompanied her father to England, where she gave birth to her son, William,...
Who was Queen Elizabeth I's sibling?Tudors:Elizabeth I belonged to the House of Tudor. She was England's last Tudor monarch; the house ended with her death in 1603. The Tudors traced their lineage to Wales and the Plantagenants through the dynasty's founder, Henry VII....
Jody also created the latest definitive coinage portrait of The Queen to appear on United Kingdom coins. His bold interpretations of the Lion of England was the first coin released of the series. ObverseThe obverse features the 5th definitive coinage Portrait of Queen E...
If Elizabeth died childless, the Tudor line would come to an end. The nearest heir was Mary, Queen of Scots, the granddaughter of Henry VIII’s sister Margaret. Mary, a Catholic whose claim was supported by France and other powerful Catholic states, was regarded by Protestants as a ...
Margaret of Angoulême was the queen consort of Henry II of Navarre. As a patron of humanists and reformers and as an author in her own right, she was one of the most outstanding figures of the French Renaissance. Daughter of Charles de Valois-Orléans,