The Warrior Queens by Antonia Fraser

The Warrior Queens by Antonia Fraser

From the pacific to the belligerent, they include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi and Queen Jinga of Angola. Antonia Fraser's warrior queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. Taking Boadicea as the definitive example, her choice of female champions from other ages and civilizations aims to present an awesome assembly. This book is more than a biographical selection however, the author is interested in the way that her heroines have held and wrested the reins of power from their - consistently male - adversaries. If Boadicea's apocryphal chariot has ensured her place in history, what then are the myths that surround the others? And how different are the democratically elected - if less regal - warrior queens of our own time: Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir and Margaret Thatcher? Antonia Fraser is the author of three historical biographies: "Mary Queen of Scots", "Cromwell: Our Chief of Men" and "King Charles II". She has also written "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" and "The Weaker Vessel: Woman's Lot in Seventeenth-Century England".

Fraser: - CAPT. Alec Fraser, USN (Ret.) is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy. He has had two unique careers: commanding two Navy missile ships and later serving as president of a division of Turner Broadcasting. He was also an on-air military analyst for CNN and was a guest on the Larry King Show. While he was in command of the USS Cape St. George (CG 71), the ship earned the USS Arizona Memorial Trophy for being the most combat-ready ship in the fleet.

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ISBN 13	9780749316754
ISBN 10	0749316756
Title	The Warrior Queens
Author	Antonia Fraser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornerstone
Year published	1993-09-13
Number of pages	400
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