Women Who Ruled The WorldA fascinating history of female rulers across time and across the world Female kings have always been a rarity, an oddity, or an undesirable outcome. In almost all places on the globe a male ruler was preferred to a woman, with female inheritance vanishingly rare and frequently disputed. In spite of this, women have secured crowns or fought for them over several millennia. This scintillating book tell the story of the female kings: women who risked

Finding comfort only in the presence of his loyal dog

travels to Italy to spend Christmas on the volcanic island of Stromboli

Written by two experienced clinicians working with young people

By the bestselling author of Rebecca

and moved to Louisiana in 1870 after her marriage

Naomi Devlin will show you how to keep your gut happy

101 Things to do Outside is packed with games

moss-covered oaks framing the Magnolia Cemetery in Charleston

When she helps Grannie to make a Christmas Pudding and even teaches Bad Harry a lesson or two

With its practices for staying calm under pressure

the colours

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