Girls' Book of Famous Queens
Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Play
Length 12 h 58 min
Chapters 20
First published 1887
In the annals of history, women have played an important part; and among the famous sovereigns of the world, queens, as well as kings, have made their names illustrious by heroic deeds and great enterprises.
The names which we have chosen for this book do not include all the renowned female sovereigns; but their lives present some of the most important epochs in the world’s history. - Summary taken from the book by Lydia Hoyt Farmer
Chapters
1
Semiramis (2069 B.C.) Read by Cbteddy 14:46
2
Dido (937 B.C.) Read by Cbteddy 38:18
3
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C) Part 1 Read by Cbteddy 49:12
4
Cleopatra (69-30 B.C) Part 2 Read by Cbteddy 53:51
5
Zenobia (A.D. 260) Read by Cbteddy 24:17
6
Matilda of Flanders (A.D. 1031-1083) Read by Cbteddy 16:21
7
Margaret of Anjou (A.D. 1429-1482) Read by Cbteddy 25:38
8
Catharine of Aragon (A.D. 1485-1536) Read by Cbteddy 30:54
9
Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots (A.D. 1533-1603) Part 1 Read by Cbteddy 59:34
10
Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen of Scots (A.D. 1533-1603) Part 2 Read by Cbteddy 1:01:01
11
Catherine de’ Medici (A.D. 1519-1589) Read by Cbteddy 48:13
12
Queen Anne (A.D. 1664-1714) Read by Cbteddy 29:44
13
Maria Theresa (A.D. 1717-1780) Read by Cbteddy 29:25
14
Catherine II (A.D. 1729-1796) Read by Cbteddy 29:47
15
Marie Antoinette (A.D. 1755-1793) Part 1 Read by Cbteddy 40:55
16
Marie Antoinette (A.D. 1755-1793) Part 2 Read by Cbteddy 43:33
17
The Empress Josephine (A.D. 1763-1814) Part 1 Read by Cbteddy 37:35
18
The Empress Josephine (A.D. 1763-1814) Part 2 Read by Cbteddy 1:05:59
19
The Empress Eugenie (A.D. 1826) Read by Cbteddy 50:18
20
Queen Victoria (A.D. 1819) Read by Cbteddy 28:51
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