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Sayyida al Hurra, Islamic pirate queen
Image by GflaiG on Flickr, used under a Creative Commons license. Sayyida al Hurra was a 16th-century pirate queen. Though Islamic records of the time are strangely silent about her, she was a...
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Ana Nzinga Mbande, fearless African queen
Queen Nzinga Mbande was a ruthless and powerful 17th century African ruler of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms (modern-day Angola). Nzinga fearlessly and cleverly fought for the freedom and stature of...
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Elizabeth Woodville, The White Queen
In the 1400s Britain was embroiled in a civil war known as the Cousins War, or the Wars of the Roses. Most people remember the Kings and the many battles… but behind the scenes Elizabeth Woodville was...
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Queen Anna of Denmark, Theater Pioneer & Patron of the Arts
Following the death of queen Elizabeth I, Queen Anna of Denmark became England’s first queen consort in over 40 years. As the wife of reigning King James I, Anna’s royal position differed vastly from...
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