queens

In 1351 B.C., Prince Amunhotep secretly kills his older brother and becomes next in line to Egypt's throne: he's 17, and the 15-year-old Nefertiti soon becomes his chief wife. He already has a wife, but Kiya's blood is not as royal, nor is she as bewitching as Nefertiti. As Mutnodjmet, two years younger than her sister, looks on (and falls in love), Amunhotep and the equally ambitious Nefertiti worship a different main god, displace the priests who control Egypt's wealth, and begin building a city that boasts the royal likenesses chiseled in stone.

Contradicts the unsavory reports of Anne Boleyn that have come down through history. Anne was actually highly literate, accomplished, and devout defender of her Protestant faith.

Marie Antoinette, Austrian by birth and married in girlhood, was essentially a lighthearted child who was thrust onto the French royal stage and commanded by circumstances to play a significant role in European history. The strong feelings of idealization and vilification she received from her subjects place her in the position as one of the most memorable queens in history.

Examines the life and reign of England's Queen Victoria, drawing from past studies, original research, and Victoria's own words to document her concerns with gender roles, politics, religion, and other domestic and international issues.

Presents a personal history of Britain's legendary warrior queen who dared to take on the Romans to avenge her daughters, her tribe, and her country.

Chronicles the story of Mary, Queen of Scots, the grand-niece of Henry VIII and cousin of Elizabeth I, describing the turmoil that surrounded her life, struggle for power, and execution at the hands of Elizabeth.

An historical fiction about the life of Queen Victoria, the daughter of a prince who grew up in genteel poverty; and at the age of eighteen, was crowned Queen of England, a position she held for sixty-four years.