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Queen Tamar of Georgia
Queen Tamar of Georgia (r. 1184-1213), detail of a mural in the Vardzia Monastery in southern Georgia. 12th-13th-century. Tamar was the first ruling queen of Georgia and presided over a period of the state's greatest ever expansion.
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Relief from the Interior of the Funerary Chapel of a Meroe Queen
From early 3rh century BCE until the 4th century CE the majority of Meroitic rulers were buried beneath pyramids close to the city of Meroe. On several occasions the kingdom was ruled by queen whose title was Kandake. A distorted reference...
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The Tragedy of Richard III - Shakespeare's First Great Villain
The Tragedy of Richard III, often referred to as simply Richard III, is a history play by William Shakespeare (1564-1616), probably written around 1592-94. It is the fourth and final installment of the 'first tetralogy' of Shakespeare's history...
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Queen Victoria, Prince Albert, & Family
An 1846 family portrait by Franz Xaver Winterhalter showing Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901), Albert, Prince Consort, and their then five children. (Royal Collection)
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The Queen Anne's Revenge
A model of the Queen Anne's Revenge. The ship was originally used for the transportation of slaves but was captured and converted into a 40-cannon pirate ship by Blackbeard, aka Edward Teach (d. 1718). (North Carolina Museum of History)
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Mary, Queen of Scots & Francis II of France
A c. 1559 illustration of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) and her first husband, Francis II of France (r. 1559-1560).
National Library of France, Paris.
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Queen Victoria by Bassano
An 1880's photograph taken by Alexander Bassano of Queen Victoria (r. 1837-1901). (Royal Collection)
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Queen of the Night Plaque
The Queen of the Night (also known as the Burney Relief) is a high relief terracotta plaque of baked clay, measuring 19.4 inches (49.5 cm) high, 14.5 inches (37 cm) wide, with a thickness of 1.8 inches (4.8 cm) depicting a naked winged woman...
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Tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots
The tomb of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567) in Westminster Abbey.
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Mary, Queen of Scots & Lord Darnley
A 16th century CE painting of Mary, Queen of Scots (r. 1542-1567 CE) and her second husband, Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley (1545-1567 CE),