This work tells the stories of women rulers who shaped the destiny of many countries. It includes sixteen biographies of women who had beauty, intellect, and ambition gaining massive fame on the pages of history. Moreover, the reader will learn much about the history and culture of the various lands that these leaders ruled. Contents include: Semiramis, Queen of Assyria Dido, Queen of Carthage Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra Matilda of Flanders Margaret of Anjou Catharine of Aragon Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots Queen Catherine De' Medici Queen Anne Maria...