| International Standard Book Number |
9798897102044
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| Personal Name |
Williams, Kate, 1974- author.
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| Title Statement |
Regina : a new history of royal women and power / Kate Williams.
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| Varying Form of Title |
New history of royal women and power.
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| Edition Statement |
First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
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| Imprint |
©2026.
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| Imprint |
[New York] : Simon & Schuster, [2026]
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| Imprint |
New York : Pegasus Books, 2026.
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| Physical Description |
410 pages ; 24 cm.
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
Introduction: in the beginning -- Broken statues: Hatsheput -- Sex-mad tragic queen: Cleopatra -- Killer queens: women trying to get their hands on Rome -- Brother-killers and warriors: fighting queens -- Locked-up queens: Isabella and Juana -- Who gets the jewels?: Catherine and Anne -- Tudor pearls: Lady Jane Grey, Mary and Elizabeth -- The queen's head: Marie Antoinette -- Queens of empire: Victoria -- Books and quilts: Lili'uokalani, the Queen of Hawaii -- Palace coups: the Queen Ranavalonas of Madagascar -- Queens as movie stars: Grace of Monaco and Elizabeth II -- Royal books: Diana, Princess of Wales.
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| Summary, Etc. |
"In this enthralling historical journey, celebrated historian Kate Williams leads us into the world of queens, empresses, princesses, mistresses and ladies-in-waiting. Stories about royal women form some of our most foundational myths about femininity, and yet their legacies have been almost entirely constructed by the words and images of men. From the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia to the opulent courts of medieval Europe, this book delves deep into the lives of these remarkable women, lifting the veil on both their trials and triumphs as they navigate political intrigue, family rivalries and personal sacrifices. From Hatshepsut and Cleopatra, through Tudor queens Catherine of Aragon and Lady Jane Grey, via Queen Victoria's contemporaries Yaa Asentewaa of Ghana and Queen Lili'uokulani of Hawaii, and right up to Princess Diana, this is an unmissable history that unlocks why we think about women, politics and power in the ways that we do." -- Provided by publisher.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Princesses Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Queens Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
World history.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Kings and rulers Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Women Political activity History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Empresses Biography.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Queens History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Royal houses History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Princesses History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Empresses History.
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| Subject Added Entry - Topical Term |
Kings and rulers History.
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| Index Term-Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Simon and Schuster, Inc., distributor.
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| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
Pegasus Books, Ltd., publisher.
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