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Saint, sovereign, and fiercely independent woman, she quashed two rebellions from her ex-husband, expanded her nation's borders, and ushered in a golden age.
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America had Al Capone. Sydney had Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine - who *hated* each other.
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Thákane
When her deadbeat brothers demanded the impossible, this South African princess carried through, and slayed a dragon.
Yennenga
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