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Sammu-Ramat and Semiramis: The Inspiration and the Myth
Sammu-Ramat (r. 811-806 BCE) was the queen regent of the Assyrian Empire who held the throne for her young son Adad Nirari III (r. 811-783 BCE) until he reached maturity. She is also known as Shammuramat...
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Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine
Face reconstruction of Eleanor of Aquitane (l. c. 1122-1204) based on her effigy from Fontevraud Abbey. She was Queen of France from 1137 to 1152 as the wife of King Louis VII of France, the Queen of England from 1154...
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Queen Dido Claiming Carthage
Artist's impression of Queen Dido (also known as Elissa) landing on the shores of North Africa and claiming the land where she founded Carthage. According to legend, when Queen Dido landed in North Africa, the local...
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Queen Sirikit of Thailand
Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Queen Sirikit of Thailand who was born in 1932 CE. The date that this photo was taken is not known. The photo shows Thai silk worn by Thai royalty.
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Christine de Pizan Presenting Her Book to Queen Isabeau
Detail of a presentation miniature with Christine de Pizan presenting her book to Queen Isabeau of Bavaria. Illuminated miniature from The Book of the Queen (various works by Christine de Pizan...
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Statue of Queen Elizabeth II
Statue of Queen Elizabeth II (r. 1952-2022). The design was selected by the queen herself and built by stonemason Richard Bossons to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee in 2022.
York Minster, northern England.
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Queen's Apartment of Château de Chambord
Queen's apartments at the Château de Chambord, photograph by Babeth Étiève-Cartwright, France, 30 October, 2025. Before the royal wing of the Château de Chambord, was completed, this was most likely the bedroom...
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Daughters of Amenhotep III & Queen Tiye
This limestone tomb relief came from the Tomb of Kheruef (TT192) at Western Thebes (in modern-day El-Assasif), Egypt. These two girls are daughters of the Egyptian pharaoh Amenhotep III (c. 1386-1353 BCE) and...
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Wedgwood Queen's Ware Glacier
A glacier of cream-coloured earthenware produced by the Etruria factory of Josiah Wedgwood (1730-95). This style was popular with Queen Charlotte, wife of King George III of Great Britain (r. 1760-1820) and so became...
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Tamar of Georgia
Tamar was the queen of Georgia from 1184 to 1213 CE. She is considered one of the greatest of medieval Georgia's monarchs, and she presided over its greatest territorial expansion, taking advantage of the decline of other major...