The Duchess of Edinburgh shared a close bond with her mother-in-law, Queen Elizabeth II, and was often touted as a favourite of the late monarch. Always one to imbue deep meaning into her outfit ...

Almost 500 years ago, a princess called Elizabeth became Queen of England. People were worried. It was unusual to be ruled by a woman, because at the time, they were seen as weak and not as clever ...

In the chapel of St Edmund in Westminster Abbey are two monuments to John ... in the Abbey. Elizabeth I and the Countess of Sussex were her godmothers, and Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester her ...