A 1562 painting of a duke has sold for more than £3.2m ($4.2m), said by the auctioneers to be a record for an Elizabethan ...

The Elizabethan era was known for its excellence in the arts and, as such, proved to be a felicitous theme to celebrate two accomplished young ladies, who also happened to be named Elizabeth. So, when ...

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Leslie Landgraf says her job is the only one like it in the world. As the steward of the Yale Elizabethan Society — affectionately known as “The Lizzie” — Landgraf is responsible for the general care ...

Elizabeth I was a Tudor queen who ruled England from 1558 - 1603. She was the daughter of Henry VIII, and the final Tudor monarch. Her reign has often been described as a ‘Golden Age’ of culture, ...

The sacrifices some people make for art. Wearing a plumed hat, tunic and tights, Herb Ridder sings madrigals and meanders among the diners gathered in a vaulted church hall for the Bach Society of ...

MAGIC: Charms, rituals and superstition in Elizabethan England will explore the magical folklore, rituals, fears and superstitions that were an everyday part of life in the second half of the 16th ...

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