Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Powerful Women in History

Queens: 3,000 Years of the Most Powerful Women in History

Queens – over 3,000 years of incredible women who ruled the world! Celebrating strong, brave women across the centuries and around the world, Queens tells their stories of strength and resilience. Spanning 3,000 years from Cleopatra to the Viking queens, Queen Nanny of Jamaica to HRH Elizabeth II, discover new stories about fierce female monarchs. Full to the brim with striking, vibrant illustrations and bursting with facts about the queens’ pets, costume, homes, make-up, jewellery, and much much more. The women featured include: Queen of Sheba Cleopatra Boudicca Empress Jingu Queen Septimia Zenobia Empress Theodora Empress Wu Zetian Lady K’Abel Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen Tamar Margaret, Maid of Scotland Isabella of Castile Grace O’Malley Elizabeth I Queen Nzinga Queen Christina Alexandra Queen Nanny Queen Maria Theresa Habsburg Catherine the Great Marie Antionette Biawacheeitchish Queen Victoria Queen Rani Lakshimi Bai Empress Dowager Cixi Liliuokalania Hawaii Queen Yaa Asantewaa Empress Myeongseong Tsarina Alexandra Romanov HRH Elizabeth II

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Victoria Crossman, Victoria Crossman – Scholastic