“Unveiling the Fearless Warrior Queens Who Changed the Course of History: Are You Ready to Meet the Legends?”
At the tender age of 22, she gathered her forces to fight against the British, starting a war that carried on for over a year. The British forces heavily outweighed the Queen Regent’s army, and they were defeated. Lakshmibai managed to escape, going on to recover the fortress of Gwailor, but when she marched to confront the British army, she was killed.
Grace O’Malley
It’s often said that there’s nothing sharper in this world than an Irishwoman’s tongue. Grace O’Malley was the 16th-century pirate queen that rose up through the ranks of seadogs. According to the tale, Grace wanted to go sailing with her father but her mother forbid it, saying that her long hair would get tangled in the ropes – so, the fiery teenager chopped it off.
After her father died, Grace became the ruler of the Ó Máille clan, using the ships she inherited for piracy. Any ship that wandered close to her shores would be taxed for safe passage. If they refused to pay, they’d be killed. This queen was so intimidating that even Queen Elizabeth I bent to her demands, releasing her captured brother and son and granting her permission to “fight in our quarrel with the rest of the world.” Grace did a great job of just that, right up until retirement circa 1603.
Fu Hao of China
Fu Hao was one of the many wives of King Wu Ding of the Shang Dynasty, but she carried more weight than that. During her time, she also served as a military general and a high priestess – if you’ve ever seen Disney’s Mulan you’ll know that women were kept far away from these types of positions in 1200 BC.
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