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 ...

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But like many Brits of my generation (I was born the year before the coronation) my life has been bookended by the reign of Queen Elizabeth II ... British Empire still ruled large swaths of ...

Queen Elizabeth became the longest-ruling monarch in U.K. history in Sept. 2015 Stephanie Petit is a Royals Editor, Writer and Reporter at PEOPLE. Queen Elizabeth‘s royal résumé just got even ...

a girl of around 16 was proclaimed the queen of England. Her name was Lady Jane Grey, and she ruled for just nine days before being executed at the Tower of London. Her reign was the shortest in ...

Brad Pitt's surprising royal lineage traces back to King Henry II—keep reading to uncover his fascinating medieval connection ...