The Monstrous Regiment of Women

Margaret Douglas, countess of Lennox (christened 8 October 1515) Margaret Douglas was the daughter of Margaret Tudor , Henry VIII'...

Hillary Clinton, Matilda of England, and the Crap Women Have to Put Up With When it comes to women seeking political power, things don...

Lady Arbella Stuart (died 25 September 1615) The unfortunate Arbella Stuart was born to great potential, but her life ended in great tr...

Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier (born 29 May 1627) Anne-Marie-Louise d’Orléans, duchesse de Montpensier, known t...

Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort and regent of Sweden (born 13 April 1573) Although she is not well known in the United Sta...

Elizabeth of York (born 11 February 1466 and died 11 February 1503) The daughter of Edward IV, the Yorkist king of England, and the nie...

Mary Stuart, queen of Scots (executed 8 February 1587) Mary Stuart, c. 1578 On this day in 1587, Mary Stuart was executed by Eliza...

Elizabeth Tudor, queen of England (crowned 15 January 1559) There isn't much that needs saying about Elizabeth I of England--but to...

Jeanne d'Albret, queen of Navarre (born 7 January 1528) Jeanne d'Albret, future queen of Navarre, was born in November of 1528,...