Ancient queen

From Egypt to China, who are we going to bow down to?

Cleopatra VII, iconic ruler and last queen of Egypt, is a fascinating historical figure of the Lagide dynasty. Born in 69 BC. AD, she acceded to the throne in 51 BC. AD at the age of 18, after the death of his father, Ptolemy XII Auletes. She ruled jointly with her younger brother, Ptolemy XIII, whom she was forced to marry due to the customs of the time.

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Nefertiti, an attractive Egyptian pharaoh, looks over her kingdom with a cheetah by her side in the painting style of Malcolm T. Liepke.

This original 1912 oil on board features actress Constance Collier in her role of Pallas Athene in the Beerbohm Tree production of Ulysses. This stylized art nouveau depiction in the Pre-Raphaelite aesthetic was by the well listed artist Charles Buchel and a similiar illustration of the actress by Buchel hangs in the London V & A museum. Buchel was a prolific versatile artist who depicted Edwardian and Victorian actors and actresses in period stage costumes. He designed numerous theatre…

Infanta Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York was the daughter of King Peter of Castile and María de Padilla. She was a younger sister of Constance, Duchess of Lancaster. On March 1, 1372, Isabella married Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, he was the fourth son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault, at...

A pagan queen, an unruly woman and a valiant warrior: Boudica has lived a varied afterlife in British history. Why is the ancient queen of the Iceni such an enduring figure?