100 Interesting Facts about Queens

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51Razia Sultana

Razia Sultana

Razia Sultana was the first and last female ruler of Delhi Sultanate. She dressed like a man and sat in open durbar.


52. In 1550s, Catherine de' Medici of France was so disgusted by women with "thick waists", she enforced a ban on them from her court. This lead to the widespread use of the corset throughout western civilization for the next 350 years.


53. In 1533, when Catherine de' Medici became queen of France; she was so fancied by spinach, she insisted it to be served at every meal. To this day, dishes made with spinach are known as "Florentine", reflecting Catherine's birth in Florence.


54. Underneath the surface of Egyptian Queen Nefertiti's bust is a sculpture of an older and more wrinkly Nefertiti.


55. The ancient Roman empress Valeria Messalina liked to work on the side as a prostitute, and won a competition with other prostitutes to see who could take more men.


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56Queen's actual title

Queen's actual title

The Queen's actual title is "Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith".


57. In Han China, a rival concubine was tortured by Empress Lu Zhi by having her limbs, tongue, and eyes removed. She was then locked in a latrine to live the rest of her days as a "Human Swine."


58. Under the Russian empress Elizaveta, there were literally a fashion police.


59. In 1895, Empress Myeongseong of Korea was murdered and had her corpse burned by 20 Japanese agents. A Russian architect made an eyewitness account.


60. There is a cargo cult named Prince Philip Movement of the Yaohnanen tribe in Vanuatu that worships the Queen's Elizabeth II's husband, Prince Phillip.


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61Claudia Octavia

Claudia Octavia

Claudia Octavia was an empress of Ancient Rome. Her father (Emperor Claudius) executed her mother, her step-mother assassinated her father, her step-brother/husband (Emperor Nero) assassinated her brother and step-mother, and then she was executed by her step-brother/husband.


62. The famous Hawaiian song "Aloha 'Oe" was written by the last Queen of Hawai'i, Liliuokalani, who transcribed it while imprisoned after a coup that ultimately led to Hawaii's annexation into the U.S.


63. The rules of chess were changed in the 15th-century to reflect the accomplishments of Queen Isabella.


64. Queen Isabella, who funded Columbus' voyage, claimed to have taken bath only twice in her lifetime.


65. China's Guangxu Emperor (died. 1908) was probably poisoned by Dowager Empress Cixi. The level of arsenic in his body was 2000 times higher than normal.


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66Toyota Century Royal

Toyota Century Royal

The Emperor and Empress of Japan are transported in a specially made Toyota Century Royal.


67. In 2012, a Manchester couple jokingly invited Queen Elizabeth to their wedding. The Queen accepted and made an appearance along with Prince Philip.


68. The French philosopher and mathematician René Descartes was hired as a tutor by Queen Christina, who insisted on philosophy lessons at 5 in the morning. Within a year of walking through the Swedish cold every morning, Descartes caught pneumonia and died.


69. In 1589, John Stubbs was sentenced by Queen Elizabeth to have his hand severed for seditious writing, and before the axe fell, he cried out, "My calamity is at hand!" - thus becoming the only known victim of Elizabeth to incorporate a pun at his dismemberment. He then fainted.


70. When Peter the Great found his wife had a lover he had the man beheaded, then forced her to keep her lover’s head in a jar of alcohol in her bedroom which stood in Catherine's bedroom till Peter's death.


71Boudica

Boudica

Boudica, a Celtic queen in 60 A.D. led an uprising against the Romans, razing three cities and killing 80,000 Romans. This was revenge for Rome annexing her kingdom after her husband died, flogging her publicly and ordering her daughters raped. Rome needed more than 3 legions to subdue her.


72. Sunandha Kumariratana, queen of Thailand, drowned as her subjects looked on because they were forbidden to touch her.


73. Nzinga Mbande, a 17th-century queen of Angola had a harem of men who had to fight to be with her and were put to death after a night of pleasure.


74. Queen Elizabeth II and Margaret Thatcher once wore the same dress, much to the prime minister's horror. To avoid such an embarrassment again, she ordered her staff to ask the Palace what the Queen would be wearing. The Palace declined, saying "Her Majesty never notices what other people wear."


75. Irish pirate queen Grace O'Malley became rich by "taxing" ships passing by her lands in western Ireland, killing those who resisted. She met Queen Elizabeth I but was usually a rebel against English rule in Ireland during the 1500s.

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9 COMMENTS

  1. RE: Fact# 22 – Cleopatra’s Inbreeded Ancestry:Nearly all members of the nobility and royal families from ancient to the early modern era were highly inbred.

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    • What’s truly scary is that it makes you question how much of history was shaped by people who were so intellectually stunted due to generations of inbreeding.

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      • The purpose of a dynasty is to maintain the alliances that keep the ruling elite in power. The aristocracy, senior ministers, and other members of society’s upper crust looked to the king to settle disputes, guard their interests, and coordinate security measures to keep out threats to their power and status (foreign invaders, in other words). In the event of the king’s untimely demise, a struggle for control would ensue, and some of the current elites may be disadvantaged in the new order since the new king might bear a grudge against them or have different demands and desires. So the ruling class strikes deals with the royal family. The king’s heir will continue his father’s ties because they are essential to the family’s financial and physical well-being. Loyalty is paramount in autocracies, whereas competence is merely a bonus.

        Better decisions are made in meritocratic democracies than in autocratic ones. Consider the current status of authoritarian regimes, which are rife with problems like poverty, corruption, and incompetence. Unfortunately, democracies are significantly more complex systems that necessitate extensive bureaucracy and specialized knowledge to manage well. Compared to democracies, autocracies are much less complicated.

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  2. Just wanted to note that 75 & 87 are about the same person, the author has just used her Gailic name and the English version.

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  3. #95 is misleading, hemp was used to make fabric, ropes, and papers. While it is in the cannabis family, it was not commonly used in the same manner as other cannabis plants, most notably marijuana.

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  4. #99 The Queen (Princess Elizabeth then) got extra ration coupons from members of the public; they wanted her to have a dress befitting of a princess, and they could not afford to spend them all anyway, if there was any fabric to buy! They had to be returned because folk were allowed to give them to someone else!

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  5. #1-#100 : most sounded like they fighting to be known as the Worst of the Worse.Except the rare few, like the one intended to donates £10000 but because some Queen just donates £1000 he had to only give lesser than that as not to insult the Queen. It’s defines the attitude of some people’s of th
    The list should be named The Worst of the Worse instead. As if they are fighting to be known as one.
    And #4 shouldnt be in since this the only times it warms my heart reading the list. Applaud the act by the Ottoman ruler, but the Queen acts of arrogant, careless and hypocrisy reflects in some of her people’s attitude even today. Living the life feeling They r above the Rest privileged fantasy. While the truth is, their minions tries countless ways just to maintains the quo.
    Get real, grown up and stop fantasizing

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