Elizabeth I’s Iconic White Makeup: The Underlying Dark Truth

Published on 08/26/2021
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Virgin Queen

One clue lay in the heavy, white makeup that the woman called the Virgin Queen applied constantly to her skin. As time progressed, this routine became increasingly more important in maintaining her beauty and power. The face that would come to define Elizabeth, however, hid at least one heinous fact.

Virgin Queen

Virgin Queen

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