Women who rule!
 Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman by Massie, Robert K., 1929-   Catherine the Great : portrait of a woman
Massie, Robert K., 1929-
Presents a reconstruction of the eighteenth-century empress's life that covers her efforts to engage ...
 
 Cleopatra : a life by Schiff, Stacy.   Cleopatra : a life
Schiff, Stacy.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer brings to life the most intriguing woman in the history of the ...
 
 Elizabeth : a biography of Britain's queen by Bradford, Sarah.   Elizabeth : a biography of Britain's queen
Bradford, Sarah.
"To write Elizabeth - published on the occasion of the Queen's seventieth birthday - Sarah Bradford ...
 
 The Queen Mother : the official biography by Shawcross, William.   The Queen Mother : the official biography
Shawcross, William.
The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI ...
 
 Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life by Noor, 1951-   Leap of faith : memoirs of an unexpected life
Noor, 1951-
"Leap of Faith is the dramatic and inspiring story of an American woman's remarkable journey into th ...
 
 High society : the life of Grace Kelly by Spoto, Donald, 1941-   High society : the life of Grace Kelly
Spoto, Donald, 1941-
Documents the life and whirlwind career of the iconic Hollywood actress-turned-European princess, dr ...
 
 America's queen : the life of Jacqueline Kennedy O ... by Bradford, Sarah.   America's queen : the life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
Bradford, Sarah.
"Sarah Bradford has written a timely celebration of a life that was more private than commonly suppo ...
 
 The life of Elizabeth I by Weir, Alison.   The life of Elizabeth I
Weir, Alison.
"Perhaps the most influential sovereign England has ever known, Queen Elizabeth I reigned prosperous ...
 
 The life of Mary, Queen of Scots : an accidental t ... by Graham, Roderick, 1934-   The life of Mary, Queen of Scots : an accidental tragedy
Graham, Roderick, 1934-
 
 Crowned in a far country : portraits of eight roya ... by Michael   Crowned in a far country : portraits of eight royal brides
Michael
 
 Marie Antoinette : the journey by Fraser, Antonia, 1932-   Marie Antoinette : the journey
Fraser, Antonia, 1932-
"Famously known as the eighteenth-century French queen whose excesses have become legend, Marie Anto ...
 
 The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I,  ... by Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon.   The lady queen : the notorious reign of Joanna I, Queen of Naples, Jerusale ...
Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon.
The riveting history of a beautiful queen, a shocking murder, a papal trial--and a reign as triumpha ...
 
 African queen : the real life of the Hottentot Ven ... by Holmes, Rachel.   African queen : the real life of the Hottentot Venus
Holmes, Rachel.
"Saartjie Baartman was twenty-one years old when she was taken from her native South Africa and ship ...
 
 Chronicles of the queens of Egypt : from early dyn ... by Tyldesley, Joyce A.   Chronicles of the queens of Egypt : from early dynastic times to the death ...
Tyldesley, Joyce A.
 
 Princess Masako : prisoner of the chrysanthemum th ... by Hills, Ben.   Princess Masako : prisoner of the chrysanthemum throne
Hills, Ben.
"Stealing a look behind the "Chrysanthemum Curtain" into the mysterious world of the Japanese royal ...
 
 Maharanis : the extraordinary tale of four Indian  ... by Moore, Lucy, 1970-   Maharanis : the extraordinary tale of four Indian queens and their journey ...
Moore, Lucy, 1970-
 
 Lucrezia Borgia : life, love and death in Renaissa ... by Bradford, Sarah, 1938-   Lucrezia Borgia : life, love and death in Renaissance Italy
Bradford, Sarah, 1938-
 
 The sisters of Henry VIII : the tumultuous lives o ... by Perry, Maria.   The sisters of Henry VIII : the tumultuous lives of Margaret of Scotland an ...
Perry, Maria.
"Henry VIII's sisters, neglected by generations of historians, impacted the lives and perceptions of ...
 
 The women of the Cousins' War : the Duchess, the Q ... by Gregory, Philippa.   The women of the Cousins' War : the Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Moth ...
Gregory, Philippa.
Gregory and her fellow historians describe the extraordinary lives of the heroines of her Cousins' W ...
 
 Catherine of Aragon : the Spanish queen of Henry V ... by Tremlett, Giles.   Catherine of Aragon : the Spanish queen of Henry VIII
Tremlett, Giles.
Tremlett delivers the first major biography in nearly half a century of the Spanish Queen of Henry V ...
 
 The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the  ... by Weatherford, J. McIver.   The secret history of the Mongol queens : how the daughters of Genghis Khan ...
Weatherford, J. McIver.
A history of the ruling women of the Mongol Empire, this work reveals their struggle to preserve a n ...
 
 Boudica : iron age warrior queen by Hingley, Richard.   Boudica : iron age warrior queen
Hingley, Richard.
"Boudica, or Boadicea, queen of the Iceni, led a famous revolt against Roman rule in Britain in AD 6 ...
 
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