The Harry Potter alum she "surprised" herself with her strong reaction to Queen Elizabeth's death Brenton Blanchet is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

LONDON -- It's easy to dismiss Netflix's new series The Crown as just another period drama to fill the gaping hole left behind by Downton Abbey. But, look beyond the opulent costumes and posh ...

The second series of The Crown may not have even aired on Netflix, but a new Queen Elizabeth II has already been cast for the third and fourth instalments. Meanwhile, The Crown has raked in ...

Elizabeth I is one of England's greatest monarchs – perhaps the greatest. Her forces defeated the Spanish Armada and saved England from invasion, she reinstated Protestantism and forged an ...