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LONDON (Reuters) - Elizabeth I, one of England's best-loved monarchs, has been revealed to be the translator behind an English version of an ancient text by Tacitus who described the high politics, ...

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Queen Elizabeth I is known for many things: defeating the Spanish Armada, restoring Protestantism, setting the stage for Britain's "Golden Age," and, of course, her unusual decision not to marry.

Elizabeth I is a two-part 2005 British historical drama television miniseries directed by Tom Hooper, written by Nigel Williams, and starring Helen Mirren as Elizabeth I of England. The miniseries ...

In “Cunning Folk,” Tabitha Stanmore takes us back to a time when the use of “service magic” was an everyday — and underground — practice. By Liesl Schillinger In “Shakespeare’s Sisters,” the ...