This painting is known as 'The Coronation portrait', and shows the Queen crowned, wearing the cloth of gold that she wore at her coronation on 15 January 1559, previously worn by Mary I. She holds the orb and sceptre, symbols of her authority. The portrait appears to have been painted in about 1600, and is probably a copy of a lost original from circa 1559. (http://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02070/Queen-Elizabeth-I) One queen who is remembered for her elaborate costumes and jewelry was Queen Elizabeth I, the Tudor queen who ruled Britain from 1558 until 1603. She was arguably the greatest British monarch who led the nation during its golden age. Elizabeth Tudor was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, the second of his 6 wives. Elizabeth was said to have been a quiet but bright child.... According to an outrageous conspiracy theory, Elizabeth I was really a man in disguise. When... (https://www.gemselect.com/other-info/queen-elizabeth-i-queen-of-pearls.php)