Cartimandua
Cartimandua ruled the powerful Brigantes during Rome’s conquest of Britain. Remembered as a traitor for surrendering Caratacus, her story reveals a far more complicated world of diplomacy, survival and female power.
Fu Hao was a royal consort, military commander and ritual authority of the Shang dynasty. Known through oracle-bone inscriptions and her intact tomb at Yinxu, she is one of the earliest women in Chinese history securely connected with military command.
Cartimandua ruled the powerful Brigantes during Rome’s conquest of Britain. Remembered as a traitor for surrendering Caratacus, her story reveals a far more complicated world of diplomacy, survival and female power.