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When the English laid siege to her castle home, this Scottish woman bedeviled them until they gave up.
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The greatest ruler of Yemeni history, she defeated her numerous foes to usher the country into its golden age.
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Mythological Irish princess who was turned into a worm, butterfly, and a pool of water; who induced the strangest pregnancy since Jesus; and who may hold the key to understanding Ireland's history.
The Night Witches
This all-female civilian volunteer unit of the WW2 Soviet military overcame a lack of training, equipment, and faith to pull off one of the greatest underdog feats in human history and in so doing become Germany's worst nightmare.
Taytu Betul
This stubborn empress led her native Ethiopia to do the unthinkable - defeat one of the major European powers in war.
Te Ao-Kapurangi
Abducted from her tribe, this Maori woman managed to save her kinsmen and stop a war - by straddling a roof and cramming the house underneath.
Olga of Kiev
Brutal princess-turned-Christian saint who burnt down enemy towns using pigeons.
Timoclea
When a soldier raped her, this woman tossed him in a well and threw rocks at him until he died.
Ranavalona I
This brutal sovereign's reign saw her outlaw clapping, pioneer death by feet-kissing, and design giant weaponized scissors - but are we only getting one side of the story...?