Elizabeth I

History portrays Edward VI as the feeble and ultimately doomed son of Henry VIII, but the truth is so much darker.

From 1558–1603 Elizabeth I wielded the scepter over England and Ireland. After many years of conflict, her reign was one of relative peace. A determined redhead like her father, she often referred to herself as the “Lion’s Cub”.

When Henry VIII finally met Anne of Cleves, he claimed she was unthinkably ugly—but modern historians suggest a more disturbing reason for his disgust.

Queen Elizabeth I is one of the most famous—and notorious—monarchs of England, but few people know her dark history. As the daughter of the equally infamous King Henry VIII and his executed queen Anne Boleyn, let’s just say the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

After the infamous Tudor king Henry VIII sent his wife Catherine Howard to her death, her last words at the chopping block were utterly heartbreaking.

The indulgent King Charles I of England lost his head for his atrocities—yet few people know the Doomed King's dark history.