When I was a teenager (we are talking the 60s here) I read a novel about Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. (Does that count as Persia?)
I have no idea what the name of the novel was, but I enjoyed it and would love to put it on my virtual bookshelf.
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I know it had Queen in the title...
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[quote=""Miss Moppet""]And didn't she drink her husband's ashes? I agree she sounds like a great heroine![/quote]
Most rulers of that time did things we would consider despicable today. It's just life on this planet. And while I do think presidents and prme ministers are an improvement, not many of them have their hands clean of things like that either. I'm unsure about that last bit of trivia but I'll check for you. I think you're right though.
Most rulers of that time did things we would consider despicable today. It's just life on this planet. And while I do think presidents and prme ministers are an improvement, not many of them have their hands clean of things like that either. I'm unsure about that last bit of trivia but I'll check for you. I think you're right though.
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[quote=""MLE""]When I was a teenager (we are talking the 60s here) I read a novel about Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra. (Does that count as Persia?)
I have no idea what the name of the novel was, but I enjoyed it and would love to put it on my virtual bookshelf.[/quote]
Palmrya was in Syria, I think, MLE.
I have no idea what the name of the novel was, but I enjoyed it and would love to put it on my virtual bookshelf.[/quote]
Palmrya was in Syria, I think, MLE.
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Queen Jane's Shadow by Elizabeth Fremantle
Who is the Queen?
Lady Jane Grey
Is she the main character?
The book focuses on her younger sisters, Lady Katherine and Lady Mary.
Any other titles?
Not so far. Released 2014
Lady Jane Grey
Is she the main character?
The book focuses on her younger sisters, Lady Katherine and Lady Mary.
Any other titles?
Not so far. Released 2014
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