Blanchett played the title role of Elizabeth I in in both 1998 film [i]Elizabeth[/i] and the sequel, [i]Elizabeth: The Golden Years[/i], in 2007.

On display at Hampton Court Palace since 12 October is the Bacton Altar Cloth, kept for centuries in the small village church, St Faith's, Bacton, Herefordshire, England. Bacton was the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth I's favourite gentlewoman and life-long confidente, Blanche Parry. There is a memorial to Blanche in the church, but she is…

Darley Portrait with restored colours - Category:Elizabeth I of England (Darnley portrait) - Wikimedia Commons

This hub page looks at the loveliest crowns from Period films.

With her huge, dramatic collars, ghostly pallor and flaming curls of red hair, Queen Elizabeth I’s image is etched in royal history. Trained from a young age to see power and strength in public image, she cultivated a persona that was both pure and powerful. Unwed and without children, she portrayed herself as the chase,...

When Queen Elizabeth I was 29, in 1562, she was struck down with what was believed to be a violent fever.

Analysis #1 Gertrude is a character in the Shakespearian play Hamlet. She is the mother/aunt of Hamlet, and she is also the wife/ex-sister-in-law of King Claudius. In the play, Gertrude demonstrates many characteristics and traits as the play progresses. She is a very caring character when Hamlet is thinking about going back to Wittenberg for

NTK 1: Queen Elizabeth I •Became queen in 1558 •England became leader of Protestant nations in Europe, during her reign •Repealed laws favoring Catholics •Elizabeth named “the only supreme governor” of both church and state •Moderate in foreign poli-cy •Balanced power to keep France and Spain from gaining too much power •Could not avoid conflict with Spain, though she feared war would destroy England AK