YukariYakum0 t1_j9kksxg wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:40 PM

Looking for some material on female rulers in history. Already have stuff on Elizabeth I, Cleopatra, Lilioukalani, and Catherine the Great.

Would be especially interested in Olga of Kiev, but she doesn't seem to have much out there.

UnfortunateEarworm t1_j9knnps wrote on February 22, 2023 at 5:58 PM

I enjoyed "When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt" by Kara Cooney. Several years ago she gave a talk as part of a National Geographic traveling series. I found her to be an excellent speaker. I bet videos have been posted to YouTube by now.

DominikFisara t1_j9m7pkr wrote on February 22, 2023 at 11:47 PM

‘The Secret History of the Mongol Queens’ by Jack Weatherford. Those Mongol women were badass

aroccarian t1_j9lp0nz wrote on February 22, 2023 at 9:45 PM

I'd be interested to hear your recommendations for those women. In exchange, I recommend reading Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China.

YukariYakum0 t1_j9mphur wrote on February 23, 2023 at 1:57 AM

I have

Cleopatra by Stacy Schiff

Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen by Queen Lilioukalani

Elizabeth: Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey

Catherine the Great by Robert Massie(he has more on Russian history; Peter the Great and the Romanovs)