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Boudicca ancient British queen who in 60 ce led a revolt against Roman rule. Boudicca’s husband, Prasutagus, was king of the Iceni (in what is now Norfolk) as a client under Roman suzerainty. When Prasutagus died in 60 with no male heir, he left his private wealth to his two daughters and to the
When China invaded her native land, this would-be monk put down her pacifist dreams and took up arms.
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On Thursday night, as I sat watching Ryan Coogler’s film Black Panther, based on the comic by Marvel, I couldn’t help wondering, is Wakanda, Haiti? My mind was racing. There was so much to unpack. I…
Queen Boudicca of the Iceni is one of the most famous warrior women in History who led a fierce Rebellion against Rome in Roman Britain. Following the Roman invasion if Brittania under Claudius, the Iceni became a loyal British ally and paid tribute to the Roman Empire. However, in
What did Mohawk families wear from 1800 - 1900? While they had their own traditional clothing, they readily added European pieces to their wardrobes as they made friends with settlers.
“Behind every great man there's an even greater woman.” No one knows the exact origins of this saying, but it applies throughout history. Behind the scenes, women played aggressive roles in violent revolutions and uprisings. It was a young woman who struck the marching drum and led the Women's March on Versailles in 1789, joined by a mob that besieged the palace in what would become one of the key events of the French Revolution. She was not the first woman, and definitely not the last, to take arms against oppression. 10. Nwanyeruwa – Leader of the Aba Women's War
Of Christendom and Catholic France: Hilaire Belloc's beautiful and poetic Joan of Arc ...
How do you give voice to the first suffragette martyr? Composer Joanna Marsh explains how her new composition took shape
A note to Hollywood: turn this into a movie, please!
When enemies invaded her town while her husband was on lunch break, she grabbed a nearby pestle and saved the day by achieving the high score in soldier whack-a-mole.
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The intoxicating Irish Queen Maeve , known for her sexual prowess - was she a true warrior Queen or Irish myth and lore?
So much for Hagar the Horrible. Viking women may have have outnumbered men moving to England in the medieval era, suggests a look at ancient burials.
Who needs kings when queens are so badass? Here is a ranking of the fiercest females in history, and to watch Elizabeth Woodville (No. 9) in action tune into the premiere of The White Queen on Starz, Saturday, August 10 at 8pm.
One of the most powerful women in Zulu history, this cursed princess did what was necessary to protect the realm.
I had a ball drawing this one. Full entry here. Patreon here. Book here. Art notes after the cut. Art Notes Most depictions have Agnes’s hair in little cages to the side — but as I did that with...
The UK now has a female prime minister and Elizabeth II has been queen for more than six decades, but few would associate Anglo-Saxon England with powerful women. Nearly 1,100 years ago, however, Æthelflæd, “Lady of the Mercians”, died in Tamworth – as one of the most powerful political figures in tenth-century Britain.
The 75 greatest women of all time: A definitive list of the women who have shaped the world as we know it. Well, inasmuch as definitive can be completely arbitrary
“She has a very unique way of seeing through the noise,” filmmaker Nathan Grossman said of the teenage climate activist, who takes center stage in his documentary I Am Greta.
When flying cannibal ghosts kidnapped two women, there was no man that could save them. But there was a woman.
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Hell hath no fury as a woman wronged. Celtic Queen Boudicca revolted against the Roman army in southwest England (60–61 AD) and soundly defeated them in three battles before facing defeat.
In honor of International Women's Day, TIME looks at some unlikely revolutionaries, from Joan of Arc and Harriet Tubman to Russian punk-rockers.
"Above all, be the heroine of your life, not the victim." ―Nora Ephron
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This most-wanted WW2 spy rescued Jews and POWs, blew up Nazi trains, and used an X-rated radio rhyme to identify herself to Britain.
Diane Elinor Hoover calls herself and other Alzheimers / dementia caregivers “care warriors.” She and her family and friends cared for Diane’s mother Bessie (Little Mama) in Bessie’s own home until…
Throughout our history there have been women whom without their contributions the world we live in would be a completely different place. Each of these women will be continue to remembered well into the future for the way they changed popular opinion. This being said there are many deserving women who did not make this list, so to clarify, when I was creating this list I put a lot of thought into what they did for society and what our lives would have been like without them. 10. Jane Goodall Jane was born in London in 1934, and went on
When her husband was killed by conquistadors, this native Chilean showed the Spanish what "fight like a woman" really means.
The first woman to ask for divorce and lead an army, Eleanor of Aquitaine lived until she was 82 (pretty good considering most died in their 40s). She got a formal education, which was really rare for...
Its fair to say that Historically, women have not received the recognition due to them, and that the same problem continues today as women continue to strive for respect and equality, and so in this entry we take time to pay homage to some of the Warrior women of
In September 1960, the body of an elderly Englishwoman was buried with extraordinary ceremony in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, writes JANE SHILLING
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