Queen Elizabeth I’s portraits are full of symbolism. Symbolism has always been an essential aspect of propaganda. As an unmarried Protestant woman in a position of power, Elizabeth needed to ...

In the 16th century, sugar was imported from British territories in the Caribbean. Since it was an expensive commodity, it [… ...

Both her brother and sister died without having children so Elizabeth became Queen. To show people she could rule the country well, she had portraits painted of her as strong, mighty and rich ...

Elizabeth I was born Princess Elizabeth in September 1533, the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, Henry’s second wife. A portrait of Elizabeth I, painted when she was around 13 years old.

It's Queen Elizabeth as you've never seen her before. A circa-1955 portrait of the monarch provided the inspiration for Nigerian artist Oluwole Omofemi's specially commissioned oil painting that ...

Princess Charlotte is giving major Queen vibes in her new birthday portraits! At 4 years old, the little royal is twinning with her great-grandmother Queen Elizabeth in a trio of new photos taken ...

click image for close-up When Elizabeth Freeman was nearly 70 years old, Susan Ridley Sedgewick painted a miniature portrait of her in watercolor on ivory. Sedgewick was the young wife of Theodore ...