queens

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Mary, Bloody Mary

2001
Mary Tudor, who would reign briefly as Queen of England during the mid-sixteenth century, tells the story of her troubled childhood as daughter of King Henry VIII.

Bitterblue

2012
Eighteen-year-old Bitterblue, queen of Monsea, realizes her heavy responsibility and the futility of relying on advisors who surround her with lies as she tries to help her people to heal from the thirty-five-year spell cast by her father, a violent psychopath with mind-altering abilities.

Behind the mask

the life of Queen Elizabeth I
1998
A biography of England's Queen Elizabeth I, providing insight into the childhood events that shaped the woman she became, examining the conflicts and triumphs of her forty-five-year reign from 1558 to 1603, and discussing aspects of her personal life.

How the sphinx got to the museum

2010
Follows the history of the sphinx of Pharoah Hatshepust from its creation in ancient Egypt to New York City's Metropolitan Museum.

Women who ruled

1990
Features more than 270 women rulers from the dawn of history to the present day.

Queen Noor

American-born queen of Jordan
2006
A biography of Jordon's Queen Noor describing her American-born heritage and childhood, interest in domestic and internation politics, and relationship and marriage to King Hussein of Jordon in 1978.

Hatshepsut

the princess who became king
2005
Presents a short illustrated biography of Hatshepsut, first female Pharoah of ancient Egypt; and discusses her early childhood, how she became queen, and how she was able to become Pharoah.

Cleopatra

2002
Presents an account of Cleopatra's life, from birth to death, and explores her impact on history and the world.

Ten queens

portraits of women of power
1998
Provides biographical portraits of ten queens from history including Esther, Cleopatra, Boudicca, Zenobia, Eleanor of Acquitaine, Isabel of Spain, Elizabeth I, Christina of Sweden, Maria Theresa, and Catherine the Great.

Queens of England

1977
Discusses the personal and public lives of women who have been English queens, from Boadicea in the first century to the present Queen Elizabeth II.

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