Monarchs who let their hearts rule their heads tend to court disaster, be they male or female; and there have been plenty of both examples.

How did all the women except queens disappear from the historical narrative? Historians write about what is of interest to them.

Between 1500 and 1599 there were 165 years of formal female rule - more than 1.5 as many as calendar years.

In a 'Century of Queens', how could there not be political women? Surely a queen wasn't the only woman in her kingdom interested in politics

She said, 'This is Dr. So&So's office. He doesn't admit he has a gender. This is Dr. Ellis's office. It's the largest in the building.