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Royal Women Throughout History: Biographies About Royal Women From All Different Countries Through The Ages
Crowned with immense power. Bound by marriage and motherhood. Discover the privileged and sometimes brutal lives of these unstoppable royal women who broke down barriers and inspired others.
How did Queens hold their power without giving it away to a King? Ever wondered what royal life was really like? Want some inspiration from strong women?
Throughout the ages, female rulers have been portrayed as nothing more than subservient wives and child bearers. But from ancient Egypt to modern era Hawaii, queens fought battles, expanded nations, and strategized to ensure the survival of their lineage. Now travel back in time to uncover the true lives of royal trailblazers who refused to bend a knee for their throne.
When Christine taught history, she found it SO important to include many of these unsung women to give a balanced look at history.
In this book, explore the triumphs and tragedies of groundbreaking
Royal Women Throughout History is a fascinating collection of biographical adventures. If you like rebellious queens, political intrigue, and inspiring tales of overcoming adversity, then you’ll love Christine Bennet’s uplifting read.
Now is the time to buy Royal Women Throughout History to follow in the footsteps of legendary ladies today!
How did Queens hold their power without giving it away to a King? Ever wondered what royal life was really like? Want some inspiration from strong women?
Throughout the ages, female rulers have been portrayed as nothing more than subservient wives and child bearers. But from ancient Egypt to modern era Hawaii, queens fought battles, expanded nations, and strategized to ensure the survival of their lineage. Now travel back in time to uncover the true lives of royal trailblazers who refused to bend a knee for their throne.
When Christine taught history, she found it SO important to include many of these unsung women to give a balanced look at history.
In this book, explore the triumphs and tragedies of groundbreaking
Royal Women Throughout History is a fascinating collection of biographical adventures. If you like rebellious queens, political intrigue, and inspiring tales of overcoming adversity, then you’ll love Christine Bennet’s uplifting read.
Now is the time to buy Royal Women Throughout History to follow in the footsteps of legendary ladies today!
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121 pages, Paperback
Published October 25, 2022
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January 15, 2024
Christine Bennet’s Royal Women Throughout History: Biographies About Royal Women from All Different Countries Through the Ages (No Place for a Woman) has a great purpose, but for any non-fiction book, the author must check her/his facts. I did not read this book straight through but jumped from a woman I ‘knew’ to a woman I did not ‘know’. As I enjoy reading royal history, having read The Widow Queen and The Last Crown, Poland’s Piast Dynasty and The Bold One, last year, I have also read many histories on royal persons such as Elizabeth I of England and Mary, Queen of Scots. Immediately upon starting the chapter on Mary, Queen of Scots, I noticed the author stated that Mary, Queen of Scots, is also ‘Bloody Mary’. This is incorrect. ‘Bloody Mary’ is another name for Mary I of England, Mary Tudor, the first Queen Regnant of England. This is a common but major mistake, and one no author should make. This book is immaturely written. For example, “This was perhaps due to pressure from her advisors, but that is not clear.” refers to Elizabeth I’s decision to name as her heir, James VI of Scotland/Mary, Queen of Scot’s’ son. Elizabeth I had to name a Protestant and the closest kin to her. James VI of Scotland is Elizabeth’s only possible choice. This series and this book, in
particular, the author shows women in a strong positions to illustrate to YA how these royal women succeeded or not. I like the premise of this series, but the author must write from a solid non-fiction base which is not what I observed.
particular, the author shows women in a strong positions to illustrate to YA how these royal women succeeded or not. I like the premise of this series, but the author must write from a solid non-fiction base which is not what I observed.
March 18, 2024
Feels like it is written for young adults?
It feels like a high school teacher wrote this for a class of students.
Also, Mary I was nicknamed "Bloody Mary" due to her persecution of Protestants in her qttepts to return England to Catholicism, NOT Mary Queen of Scot. You'd think if the editor had half a brain, they would have caught this.
It's fine as an introductory book into these women's histories. However, reading a Wikipedia page about them give more information.
It feels like a high school teacher wrote this for a class of students.
Also, Mary I was nicknamed "Bloody Mary" due to her persecution of Protestants in her qttepts to return England to Catholicism, NOT Mary Queen of Scot. You'd think if the editor had half a brain, they would have caught this.
It's fine as an introductory book into these women's histories. However, reading a Wikipedia page about them give more information.
May 22, 2023
5⭐️
Royal Women Throughout History was a brilliant introduction to historical women; some of whom I was aware of, and some I wasn’t. Each chapter was the perfect length and structured the same each time. The reader was given an expertly written and well researched overview of the women’s lives and genuinely bought each one of them to life.
Royal Women Throughout History was a brilliant introduction to historical women; some of whom I was aware of, and some I wasn’t. Each chapter was the perfect length and structured the same each time. The reader was given an expertly written and well researched overview of the women’s lives and genuinely bought each one of them to life.
January 24, 2024
Motivational read!
Royal Women Throughout History is a very inspirational read. This is a wonderful resource to turn to when you need some encouragement from some of the amazing women from our past.
Royal Women Throughout History is a very inspirational read. This is a wonderful resource to turn to when you need some encouragement from some of the amazing women from our past.
April 26, 2024
interesting read
I found a lot of the information in this book very interesting. I do wish that there had been more information added about each of the womens lives though. It felt rushed to me.
I found a lot of the information in this book very interesting. I do wish that there had been more information added about each of the womens lives though. It felt rushed to me.
March 15, 2025
This was full of historical inaccuracies, wrong names, wrong dates, wrong evidence. It made me think that I could do a better job.
November 12, 2023
Pros:
Short book, short chapters, so easy to pick up and put down in waiting rooms or lunch breaks
Learned about a few strong women I've never heard of
Cons:
Mary Stuart isn't Bloody Mary - Bloody Mary is Mary Tudor, half sister to Elizabeth I
Each chapter ends with "what we can learn from her is..." And personally, i'd rather this be handled as rhetorical questions, as I disagreed with some of the author's judgments and I'd rather use the story as a jumping off point for analysis and/or discussion
Short book, short chapters, so easy to pick up and put down in waiting rooms or lunch breaks
Learned about a few strong women I've never heard of
Cons:
Mary Stuart isn't Bloody Mary - Bloody Mary is Mary Tudor, half sister to Elizabeth I
Each chapter ends with "what we can learn from her is..." And personally, i'd rather this be handled as rhetorical questions, as I disagreed with some of the author's judgments and I'd rather use the story as a jumping off point for analysis and/or discussion
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