The Drill Hall, Chepstow
Tuesday 23rd June, 7pm
Tickets £3 (redeemable against the price of the book)
Historian and broadcaster Professor Kate Williams introduces her new book "Regina." From Cleopatra to Grace Kelly this is an epic new history of royal women that shatters the myths we have built around them. In this enthralling historical journey, celebrated historian Kate Williams leads us into the world of queens, empresses, princesses, mistresses and ladies-in-waiting. Stories about royal women form some of our most foundational myths about femininity, and yet their legacies have been almost entirely constructed by the words and images of men.
From the ancient civilisations of Egypt and Mesopotamia to the opulent courts of the premedieval world, REGINA delves deep into the lives of these remarkable women, uncovering both their trials and triumphs as they navigate political intrigue, family rivalries and personal sacrifices. From Hatshepsut and Cleopatra, through to Tudor queens Catherine of Aragon and Lady Jane Grey, via Queen Victoria's contemporaries Yaa Asentewaa of Ghana and Queen Lili'oukulani of Hawaii, and right up to Princess Diana, this is an unmissable history that unlocks why we think about women,politics and power in the ways that we do.