Beacon Lights of History: Great women. Great rulers
Author : John Lord
Publisher :
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Biography
ISBN :
Author : John Lord
Publisher :
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Biography
ISBN :
Author : John Lord
Publisher :
Page : 794 pages
File Size : 43,29 MB
Release : 1921
Category : Kings and rulers
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Author : Lady Elizabeth Rosetta Glover
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 33,81 MB
Release : 1928
Category : East Asia
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Author : Kathleen Krull
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 101 pages
File Size : 44,73 MB
Release : 2014-02-18
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0547541643
Not all governments have been run by men. Lives of Extraordinary Women turns the spotlight on women who have wielded power, revealing their feats--and flaws--for all the world to see. Here you'll find twenty of the most influential women in history: queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, revolutionary leaders. Some are revered. Others are notorious. What were they really like? In this grand addition to their highly praised series, Kathleen Krull and Kathryn Hewitt celebrate some of the world's most noteworthy women, ranging from the famous to those whose stories have rarely been told. Features twenty extraordinary women, including: Cleopatra Joan of Arc Elizabeth I Harriet Tubman Eleanor Roosevelt Eva Perón
Author : Glover
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 33,73 MB
Release : 2021-09-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781015059221
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Author : John Lord
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 38,43 MB
Release : 1920
Category : History
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Author : Judith Herrin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 35,99 MB
Release : 2004-01-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0691117802
In the eighth and ninth centuries, three Byzantine empresses—Irene, Euphrosyne, and Theodora—changed history. Their combined efforts restored the veneration of icons, saving Byzantium from a purely symbolic and decorative art and ensuring its influence for centuries to come. In this exhilarating and highly entertaining account, one of the foremost historians of the medieval period tells the story of how these fascinating women exercised imperial sovereignty with consummate skill and sometimes ruthless tactics. Though they gained access to the all-pervasive authority of the Byzantine ruling dynasty through marriage, all three continued to wear the imperial purple and wield tremendous power as widows. From Constantinople, their own Queen City, the empresses undermined competitors and governed like men. They conducted diplomacy across the known world, negotiating with the likes of Charlemagne, Roman popes, and the great Arab caliph Harun al Rashid. Vehemently rejecting the ban on holy images instituted by their male relatives, Irene and Theodora used craft and power to reverse the official iconoclasm and restore icons to their place of adoration in the Eastern Church. In so doing, they profoundly altered the course of history. The art—and not only the art—of Byzantium, of Islam, and of the West would have been very different without them. As Judith Herrin traces the surviving evidence, she evokes the complex and deeply religious world of Constantinople in the aftermath of Arab conquest. She brings to life its monuments and palaces, its court ceremonies and rituals, the role of eunuchs (the "third sex"), bride shows, and the influence of warring monks and patriarchs. Based on new research and written for a general audience, Women in Purple reshapes our understanding of an empire that lasted a thousand years and splashes fresh light on the relationship of women to power.
Author : Claudia Gold
Publisher : Quercus Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,74 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Empresses
ISBN : 9781847241917
"The number of women who have ruled as queens or empresses, or governed as presidents or prime ministers, remains but a small subset of the total of those who have attained ultimate political power. But this elite group of women have reached the hights of political and ceremonial leadership, including some of the most charismatic figures." -- BOOK JACKET.
Author : James Parton
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 20,18 MB
Release : 1890
Category : Women
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Author : Sarah Gristwood
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 22,22 MB
Release : 2016-11-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0465096794
"Sarah Gristwood has written a masterpiece that effortlessly and enthrallingly interweaves the amazing stories of women who ruled in Europe during the Renaissance period." -- Alison Weir Sixteenth-century Europe saw an explosion of female rule. From Isabella of Castile, and her granddaughter Mary Tudor, to Catherine de Medici, Anne Boleyn, and Elizabeth Tudor, these women wielded enormous power over their territories, shaping the course of European history for over a century. Across boundaries and generations, these royal women were mothers and daughters, mentors and protées, allies and enemies. For the first time, Europe saw a sisterhood of queens who would not be equaled until modern times. A fascinating group biography and a thrilling political epic, Game of Queens explores the lives of some of the most beloved (and reviled) queens in history.