Throughout history, women have held extraordinary power but possessing power did not mean they were free to wield it.
From Cleopatra and the queens of Tudor England to Catherine the Great, Queen Victoria, and beyond, powerful women have repeatedly been remembered through stories of sexuality, vanity, ambition, and failure.
In today’s episode, I’m joined by historian Kate Williams to discuss her latest book, Regina: A New History of Women and Power. We explore what it meant for a woman to rule, how queens crafted their own images, and why the myths surrounding powerful women have proven so difficult to dislodge.
What happens when women take the throne and who gets to decide how we remember them?
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