Fabulously Feisty Queens - 15 of the brightest and boldest women who have ruled the world

Who needs a Prince Charming when you''re busy running the world?

From ancient empresses and warrior queens, to fearsome pirates and modern-day monarchs, Fabulously Feisty Queens explores the lives and legacies of history''s most powerful women.

Made of stronger stuff than beauty and grace, discover just how bright, brave, brilliant and clever the world''s female rulers have been throughout the centuries.

With a foreword by historian and Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley and illustrations by Pauline Reeves.