Elizabeth I

In later years, having moved with her family firstly to Cornwall, then Berkshire and subsequently to the Cotswolds, she turned to watercolour landscapes. Elizabeth Chalmers was an ar...

In later years, having moved with her family firstly to Cornwall, then Berkshire and subsequently to the Cotswolds, she turned to watercolour landscapes. Elizabeth Chalmers was an ar...

In later years, having moved with her family firstly to Cornwall, then Berkshire and subsequently to the Cotswolds, she turned to watercolour landscapes. Elizabeth Chalmers was an ar...

The scenes of the aristocratic ladies and gentlemen (including Henry VIII and Queen Elizabeth I), who are depicted inhabiting the rooms of these great houses, were taken directly fro...

About the ArtistGrowing up in California and Colorado, Elizabeth spent much of her formative years outdoors.

The German text below the image recounts the story of the Armada’s demise, emphasizing the strategic and symbolic victory for Queen Elizabeth I and Protestant England. The text is wr...

The principal figures of the era, Napoleon I, Empress Joséphine, Alexander I, and Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, are portrayed with carefully rendered facial features, elaborate garme...

The principal figures of the era, Napoleon I, Empress Joséphine, Alexander I, and Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, are portrayed with carefully rendered facial features, elaborate garme...

We are delighted to offer for sale this rather stunning, 1789 dated needlework sampler signed by Elizabeth Mason and dated 1789 I have three other versions of these samplers for ...

Adam Busiakiewicz (Consultant for Old Master Paintings, Sotheby’s) for his analysis, confirming that the sitter of the portrait is Mary, Queen of Scots, based upon the prototype in t...

The Cameo Jewellery Golden Era Although cameos have been esteemed throughout history (Queen Elizabeth I and Napoleon Bonaparte were famously both avid collectors), the heyday of came...

This century saw the Stuarts rise to the English throne: first James I of England and VI of Scotland following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, followed by Charles I in 1625.

In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby,[1] Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house.

This region has an interesting history which led to Mercator producing a map focused on it. When Queen Elizabeth I forced Earl of Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, to renounce all his righ...

This region has an interesting history which led to Mercator producing a map focused on it. When Queen Elizabeth I forced Earl of Desmond, Gerald Fitzgerald, to renounce all his righ...

His leadership as Lord Protector restored England’s status as a leading European power, a position it had lost after Queen Elizabeth I’s death. Cromwell’s military successes both do...

Instead, he created a collection of entirely new works, including this centrepiece, a rock crystal ewer, a model of Queen Elizabeth I, and a celebrated bouquet of jewelled flowers.

In 1600, it received a Royal Charter from Queen Elizabeth I granting it a trade monopoly with that region for 15 years.

The pieces were stored by Peter the Great in the Winter Palace of St Petersburg. Thereafter Elizabeth I, her nephew Peter III and his wife Catherine the Great all contributed liberal...

There is a theory that some or even all of Shakespeare's plays were written by Francis Bacon, although this is not believed to be true by most Shakespeare scholars. Bacon became Eliz...

The monastery was dissolved in 1559, and the church was made a royal peculiar – a Church of England church, accountable directly to the sovereign – by Elizabeth I. The abbey, the Pal...

The principal chess figures portray Emperor Napoleon I, Empress Joséphine, Emperor Alexander I, and Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, each modeled with careful attention to historical po...

The pieces were stored by Peter the Great in the Winter Palace of St Petersburg. Thereafter Elizabeth I, her nephew Peter III and his wife Catherine the Great all contributed liberal...

Built for William Cecil, Lord High Treasurer to Queen Elizabeth I, the house represents one of the finest surviving examples of Tudor architecture.

King Henry VIII visited Cowdray on a number of occasions, as did Edward VI in 1552 (when he is reported to have complained on the food being too rich) - whilst Queen Elizabeth I's vi...

The principal chess figures portray Emperor Napoleon I, Empress Joséphine, Emperor Alexander I, and Empress Elizabeth Alexeievna, each modeled with careful attention to historical po...

Elizabeth, daughter of James I, remained a celebrated figure whose fashions and image circulated well beyond her exiled household.

The Queen’s Beasts The ten Queen’s Beasts were commissioned by the British Ministry of Works for Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953 and designed by the sculptor James Woodford ...

They are a his and hers pair as mentioned so they are slightly different sizes and finishes to the carving, this was quite common For those of you that are unaware of Howard &a...

Andy said, "I'm not trying to look beautiful like Elizabeth Taylor, I'm trying to show what it feels like to be beautiful like Elizabeth Taylor."

The upper scene depicts the Birth of John the Baptist (Luke I, 57–66). Elizabeth presents the newborn child as relatives and neighbors gather around.

Sponsored by a dedicated ally, Mrs. Elizabeth Green, Jones, along with Freda and Green, embarked on an eastward road trip.

In 1920 he married a childhood friend, Elizabeth Sinclair, who had been widowed during World War I.

Lisa Verberght / Women Management. Alexandra Elizabeth / Storm. – Magazine: i-D Magazine. – Clothes: Carven (Jumpers, Skirt, Belt), Miu Miu (Skirt, Shoes), Prada (Underwear), Dior (S...

Each of these ads, designed by a different artist - among them, Arthur I. Keller, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Clarence F. Underwood, and Sarah Stillwell Weber -- suggested that the warm...

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