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To ensnare the scheming ministers who were ruining her life, this princess used guile, cunning, and a sophisticated knowledge of civil engineering.
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Widowed young queen who led a fearsome rebellion against the British with her child tied to her back.
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Caterina Sforza
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When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
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