Elizabeth I

A scene from ’Othello’ by William Shakespeare, published in 1622. The play “seems to have been influenced by Anglo-Moroccan relations that reached their high point in the summer of 1600,” writes Brotton. (Culture Club/Getty Images)

Elizabethan England’s relationship with the Islamic world

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Elizabeth’s love rival

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Lettice Knollys: Elizabeth I’s nemesis

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The hidden story of Elizabeth I: 60 seconds with Tracy Borman

Illustrations: Andy Tuohy / Design: Rachel Dickens

History Hot 100 results: the historical figures who fascinated you most in 2017

Saint Barbara, by unknown artist, 16th century. Hétel Dieu, Greuze Museum, Tournus France. (Photo by: Leemage/UIG via Getty Images)

Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I in their own words: 5 fascinating letters from Tudor monarchs

Portrait of Martin Luther by Lucas Cranach, 1543. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

Europe’s holy war: how the Reformation convulsed a continent

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History Hot 100 results: the historical figures who fascinated you most in 2016

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Historical fiction and a US murder scandal

Irish national hero Hugh O'Neill, the 2nd Earl of Tyrone, makes a formal submission to the English following the suppression of his Irish rebellion, 1603. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Elizabeth I’s Irish nemesis

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The Reformation

From left to right: Queen Isabella of Castile; French regent Anne de Beaujeu; and Catherine of Aragon. (Photos by Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/DeAgostini/Imagno/Getty Images)

Game of Queens: when women ruled Renaissance Europe

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The ill-fated 'Titanic', which sank on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)

Peter Snow’s six most important documents in history

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The reluctant ambassador: the life and times of Tudor diplomat Sir Thomas Chaloner