Bold, strategic, and steady, Isabella of Castile navigated an unlikely rise to the throne and ushered in a golden age for Spain. Looking Like a Queen“La Virgen de la Mosca,” painted in the ...

Elizabeth I’s 45-year reign was a “golden age,” a course of events that ... and consciously remakes herself as the “Virgin Queen,” a living substitute for Mary and the other icons ...

‘The Virgin Queen’ and the latter part of her reign (from 1558-1603) has been referred to by some historians as a ‘golden age.’ However, is this an accurate interpretation and how did ...