Elizabeth was briefly imprisoned in the Tower of London in 1554 following a failed rebellion, of which she claimed no knowledge. In November 1558, after the death of Mary I, Elizabeth succeeded to ...

After more than seven decades in service of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, Queen Elizabeth has died at the age of 96. She ascended the throne after the death of George VI on February 6 ...

Elizabeth was only two and a half years old when her mother was executed. Following the death of her mother, Henry declared Elizabeth to be illegitimate. Around a year after Anne’s execution ...