Illustrations and photographs describe the life and reign of seventeenth-century Swedish queen, Christian, who assumed the throne at age six after the death of her father.
Young Cleopatra, not believing herself to be as beautiful as her sisters, decides to concentrate on her studies instead--a decision that proves valuable when her ability to understand the Egyptian language allows her to uncover a plot against her father, the king.
When the Iceni tribe yield to the Roman Empire, the tribe is thrown into civil war and some of the members, including Boudica, fear the loss of their Druid ways.
A brief, illustrated, biography of the ancient Egyptian Cleopatra and the world in which she lived, and discusses her relationship with Julius Caesar, her fall from power, and her legendary suicide.
While on a field trip to study native plants, Kenneth and Aleesa are transported to Hawaii in the 1890s, where they see first-hand the final days of the reign of Queen Liliuokalani and learn about native rights.
Examines the life and reign of the woman who ruled Egypt from 51 to 30 B.C. and discusses her relationship with two powerful Roman leaders, Julius Caesar and Mark Antony.
Agents Boo and Asano must rescue Agent Kira, who was captured by Queen Misery and Commissar Noir, and in the process they learn that Queen Misery has problems of her own, and they work toward helping her solve them.
A biography of Njinga, who fought and possibly murdered her half-brother to become Queen of Matamba in Central Africa during the first half of the 1600s. In addition, she sold captives from other tribes as slaves to the Portuguese so they would leave her people alone and most likely participated in human sacrifice and infanticide.
