The History of Female Warriors - From the Mythological Ages to the Present Era

"The History of Female Warriors" in 2 volumes is a book written by Ellen C. Clayton that features memorials of female valour and heroism throughout history, from the mythological ages to the 19th century. This carefully edited collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Table of contents: Mythology Warlike Goddesses The Amazons The Sarmatians Semiramis, Queen of Assyria Atalanta (Argonautic Expedition) Camilla, Queen of the Volscians Cleopatra Candace, Queen of Ethiopia Ancient British, Caledonian, and German Female Warriors Combats of Roman Ladies Nero's Amazons Arab and Greek Heroines at the Siege of Damascus Ayesha, Widow of the Prophet Saidet, Queen of Persia Libyssa and Valasca, Queens of Bohemia Wanda, Queen of Poland Moors in Spain Female Knights of Tortosa The Crusades French, German, and Genoese Amazons Eleonora of Aquitaine Margaret, Queen of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, the Semiramis of the North... Jeanne d'Arc, the Maid of Orleans Margaret of Anjou Isabel the Catholic Eleonora of Toledo, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Female Warriors of the Reformation Mary, Queen of Scots Queen Elizabeth Christina of Sweden The Amazons in South America Lady Offaley (Irish Rebellion, 1641) Countess of Derby (Civil Wars in England) Incident at the Coronation of William and Mary Captain Bodeaux, Female Officer in the French Army Hannah Whitney, and Anne Chamberlayne, Female Sailors Madame de Drucourt (Siege of Louisbourg) Catherine the Second of Russia and the Princess Daschkova... The French Revolution Martha Glar and other Swiss Heroines Augusta Frederica Krüger, Prussian Soldier Mrs. Heald and Mrs. Helm (Chicago Massacre) Bobolina (Greek Revolution) Russian Female Soldiers Anita Garibaldi Civil War in America Indian Amazons Cleophes, Queen of Massaga Sultana Rizia Nour Mahal, Empress of Hindostan Judith, Queen of Abyssinia Shinga, Queen of Congo Amazons in Dahomey