I happen to believe it is a copy of a device known as the Liahona - which symbolized a reminder to the sovereign to seek spiritual guidance for just government.
As part of the royal regalia, orbs...
Yes. Elizabeth I was the half-sister of Mary I (or bloody Mary as she is better known). They both had the same father (Henry VIII) however Mary's mother was Catherine of Aragon (Henry's first wife)...
Queen Elizabeth I, died on March 24, 1603. She was not KILLED. She had caught a chill or a bad cold, and refused to be examined by her doctors. She had also been very depressed and loney, for some...