Queens, Empresses, Grand Duchesses and Regents

This book presents the lives and accomplishments of 39 women rulers-not "e;in-name-only,"e; but wielders of real power. Celebrated queens like England's Elizabeth I share equal space here with lesser-known monarchs like Giovanna I of Naples and Maria da Gloria of Portugal. The flamboyant, such as Christina of Sweden, contrast with the moralistic, like Maria Theresa of Austria. Each is the heroine ...