Sir Walter Raleigh was the greatest adventurer of the Elizabethan Age, but when his fortunes changed he made a fatal mistake that led to his downfall.

Sandra Newman’s novel “The Heavens” explores notions of time travel, romance and mental stability.

Just as the poachers of olden England slew the Queen’s deer and made ready to take the consequences, so the ‘blockaders’ of Elizabethan America crush their com, set their ‘beers,’ make ...

Early in the book, Alford appears to be offering Elizabethan England as an object lesson in the dangers of the surveillance state: "Yet the heightened vigilance of Queen Elizabeth's advisors was ...

In Elizabethan England, words counted. Particularly the most insulting, offensive and hurtful words. Words like ninnycock, rotten hornibus, jackanapes and (whisper it) ninnyhammer. A painstakingly ...

Escape reality for a weekend and visit the village of Merriwick. The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire is the best way to spend a summer night.

Experience a time-travelling escape as Elizabethan England comes to life at the Canterbury Renaissance Faire. Although the event has moved, it is still nestled away in a shaded grove in Silverton ...

Researchers recently analyzed nine Elizabethan era archeological sites across London’s Bankside entertainment district to document a new way to locate, study, and identify bear-baiting evidence.

Elizabethan England narrowly escaped invasion by an enormous naval force. The shipwrecks are still being discovered.

British architecture changed beyond recognition during the late Queen’s reign, reflecting the social, aesthetic and technological transformations of the past seven decades.