China

Empress Suming – Emperor Ruizong’s Empress who was murdered by Empress Wu Zetian of the Zhou Dynasty

Empress Suming was one of Tang’s Dynasty’s most mysterious and tragic empresses.[1] She was the empress consort to Emperor Ruizong. She was the daughter-in-law of Empress Wu. She was said to be very gentle.[2] However, she was killed on Empress Wu’s orders on false charges of witchcraft.[3] Her body has never been found.[4] The birthdate of [read more]

Queen Adea-Eurydice - Alexander the Great's niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire
Egypt

Queen Adea-Eurydice – Alexander the Great’s niece and sister-in-law who tried to take over the Macedonian Empire

Queen Adea-Eurydice (also known as Eurydice II) was the wife of her uncle, King Philip III of Macedonia. She was the granddaughter of both King Philip II of Macedonia and King Perdiccas III of Macedonia.[1] She was the niece and sister-in-law of King Alexander the Great.[2] Because her husband had an intellectual disability, Queen Adea-Eurydice tried [read more]

Princess Duan Sengnu The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge
China

Princess Duan Sengnu – The Yuan Dynasty Princess who hungered for revenge

Princess Duan Sengnu was a Yuan Dynasty princess and a descendant of Kublai Khan.[1] She has often been overshadowed by her more famous mother, Princess Agai.[2] Princess Duan Sengnu’s father was murdered by her maternal grandfather.[3] She harboured a desire to get revenge on her grandfather.[4] Like her mother, Princess Duan Sengnu is most famous for her [read more]

queen and her presidents
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Book News Week 17

*contains affiliate links* Book News Week 17 – 20 April – 26 April 2026 The Queen and Her Presidents: The Hidden Hand That Shaped History  Hardcover – 23 April 2026 (UK) The Cultural Work of the Early Modern Dutch Portrait: Amalia van Solms and the Shape of the Self in European Art (Visual and Material [read more]