TITLE:
Ten queens : portraits of women of power / Milton Meltzer ; illustrated by Bethanne Andersen.
Publication Date:
2003, 1998
Publication Information:
New York : Dutton Children's Books,
Physical Description:
134 p. : col. ill.
Additional Contributors:
Contents:
Esther -- Cleopatra -- Boudicca -- Zenobia -- Eleanor of Acquitaine -- Isabel of Spain -- Elizabeth I -- Christina of Sweden -- Maria Theresa -- Catherine the Great.
Summary:
In an enticing mix of history and biography, Meltzer (American Revolutionaries) reveals many events and personal characteristics that contributed to 10 women rulers' rise to power. Covering a 2000-year time span, the book's subjects unfold chronologically and include well-known queens such as Cleopatra and Elizabeth I, as well as the lesser-known Boudicca (who led a revolt against the Romans circa A.D. 60) and Zenobia (who sought to establish her own united kingdom of the East in A.D. 269).
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525471585
9780525456438
