Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. London’s Globe Theatre, first built in 1599, served as the ...

An embroidered bible cover dating back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I has sold for £120,000 after a bidding war. Sold by the Cotswold Auction Company, it features scrolling foliage, Tudor Roses, ...

Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire vendors — doing business in an Elizabethan England speckled by the mythical lore of creatures like mermaids — see “the real world” as everything beyond the walls of ...

Sir Walter Raleigh was a fearless adventurer and famed explorer of the Elizabethan Age. He introduced tobacco to England, searched for the golden city of El Dorado, and enjoyed the favor of Queen ...

Ian Mortimer: As your guide to the 16th century, I'd like to show you the very best that the Elizabethan period has to offer. Where better to start than at one of the Queen's magnificent royal palaces ...

Britain's history is often split into eras that are defined by the reigning monarch. This applies to everything from culture to fashion and architecture. With the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the ...

Archaeologists conducting excavations near Birmingham have discovered one of the best-preserved Elizabethan gardens ever found in England. As BBC News reports, no historical record of the 16th-century ...

The Tudor garden at Shaw House is now open to the public Work on a new Tudor garden at a Grade I listed Elizabethan mansion has officially been completed. The project at Shaw House, in Newbury, was ...

Welcome to a building with stories to tell. In the 16th century, the stately structure served as one of Somerset’s main hubs, a wool hall for trading fleece. Four hundred years later the landmark was ...