“Queens and Rebels” women who have marked history. In a world of privilege, wealth and power, women have not had an easy time. They carried the heavy burden of kingdoms and empires on their shoulders, and have always been judged for it. Very often they have also been accused of being passionate or judged for their desire for freedom; to feel sad or deeply unhappy; to desire to love and be loved; for having fought for their people and our own destiny. Women who influenced power
Women have always been present at every key moment in history. In the Ancient Age some of them ruled as sovereigns with full powers; others exercised power in the shadow of their husbands and children. In the Middle Ages, many of them turned out to be great warriors and, with cunning, took over. Their power exploded in the Modern Age, the golden age of the great queens. By cleverly avoiding gender rules, they have expanded borders, modernized their respective states and boosted education and culture. Eta Contemporanea presented them with new challenges, many of which are yet to be discovered. The 10 most famous Rebel Queens in history
From Cleopatra to Sissi, we discover some that women who, in every age and in every place, have exercised or influenced power. The “Regine e Ribelli” series is dedicated to them, a series of volumes that want to tell their real life, without which the history of humanity would be another story. Cleopatra
An ambitious queen, who seduced the two most powerful men in Rome to keep her throne. Pharaoh, educated and strategist, protected Egypt from the advance of Rome, extended its borders and restored its splendor. Caterina Sforza
A devilish, violent and evil woman who, against nature, exercises power with the energetic virility of a man. She defended her lineage with responsibility and a sense of duty without giving up being a refined courtesan.Lucrezia Borgia
Incestuous daughter of the Pope and cruel poisoner, she was the living example of lust and perversion in the Vatican. She freed herself from the influences of her family and she was reborn as the Duchess of Ferrara, where she governed with prudence and promoted the arts. Anna Bolena
An ambitious woman, she seduced Henry VIII to take the place of Catherine of Aragon as queen and rise to power. Intelligent and tenacious, she played her cards so as not to be a mere concubine and pushed with her ideas of her the birth of the Anglican church. Caterina de Medici
Machiavellian and bloody, her superstitions dragged thousands of Protestants to their deaths. You rule France with cunning and determination. Never falling into despair she defended the interests of her lineage.Elizabeth I of England
Eccentric and obsessed with virginity and beauty, I exercise power in a Machiavellian way. I reign alone for 44 years. She didn’t want a husband who would limit her power but only lovers. This is how I lead England towards a political and cultural renaissance. Catherine the Great
She was famous for her insatiable hunger for men and for her great vanity that made her an unscrupulous tsarina. Enlightened Tsarina, I love and govern freely. You modernize the Russian empire, expanded its borders and brought it to great splendor. Maria Antonietta
Libertine, wasteful and insensitive to the sufferings of the people, she was the cause of all the ills of France. Cultured and free-spirited, Marie Antoinette seeks her place at her court in a hostile country that I blame her for the sins of her kings. Regina Vittoria
Puritan queen and with her rigid morals, in politics she limits herself to following the decisions of her husband and her ministers. Transgressive and passionate in the private sector, she transformed the British Empire into one of the largest in history. Sissi
More interested in her physical appearance than in her role at her court, her weakness and naïveté made her a harmless empress. Rebellious, cultured and lucid, her love for Hungary facilitated the birth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. The Regine e Ribelli necklace
To these and other women is dedicated “Queens and Rebels”, the series dedicated to the female figures who have left a mark in history. Volumes that unhinge the image of the protagonists that has been forged over time, questioning the existing iconography, to build their most faithful profile with the advice of recognized historians. Through new illustrations, the reconstruction process of each of them is documented, revealing a new look at every detail: the expressions, the physiognomy, the clothes they wore or the symbols of their power. Beyond stereotypes
To create the work, historical sources were used to reinterpret them from a current perspective and offer a rigorous and exciting account of the life of the women who changed the course of history. Historians and classical writers have been re-read, their texts contextualized by stripping them of prejudices to build a more intimate and faithful vision of the lives of the women protagonists of the work. Through exciting stories signed by prestigious authors, the series represents a journey into the past to rebuild their lives: what they thought, felt, sacrificed as leaders and women and what no one has ever told. A series dedicated to them
The “Regine e Ribelli” series is on newsstands from 27 August with the first issue dedicated to “Cleopatra”, a cultured woman and strategist who will restore Egypt to its former glory. The work includes 60 issues, the complete list is available on the official website where you can also subscribe for those who do not want to lose even a book from the collection.
