Joan I of Navarre was a regular queen. She became a country's first queen-regnant at the old age of one, then ran away to France with her mother, and made a happy political marriage.
Joan of Navarre: The Seemingly Normal Queen
Blanche II of Navarre: The Inconvenient, Murdered Queen
Blanche II of Navarre was just supposed to be another royal bride who went on to have a million kids. But then, her mother and brother died, and she found herself murdered.
Margaret Pole, The Last Plantagenet: From a Family of Traitors
Margaret Pole had so many traitors in her family: she was the daughter of a traitor, the sister of a traitor, and the mother of a traitor. All that treason ended in her own death.
Marie de Guise, The Tall and Amazing Queen of Scots
The mother of Mary, Queen of Scots probably lived a normal life. She was probably just a French princess who married the King of Scotland, right? Well, her life was the exact opposite.
Lettice Knollys, Queen Elizabeth I’s Rival Cousin
Lettice Knollys was the wife of a guy named Robert Dudley, whom you may be familiar with, but she did way more than just marry him. The poor lady could never catch a break.
Elizabeth Báthory de Esced, The Blood Countess
Elizabeth Báthory de Esced was an extremely rich woman who killed a bunch of servant women. Even though killing poor people was legal, Elizabeth ended up chained to a pillar.
Juana la Loca, The “Mad” Queen of Castile
Juana the "Mad" is known for being the insane woman who briefly ruled Castile. But the thing is, she was perfectly sane, it was the absolutely horrible men in her life that made her insane.
Jeanne de la Motte & The Affair of the Diamond Necklace
Guess who stole a diamond necklace and helped start the French Revolution? Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy, Comtesse de la Motte.
Queen Zenobia: The Rebel Empress Who Nearly Ruined Rome
Once upon a time, when the Roman Empire was falling apart, a warrior Queen nearly defeated the Romans. I'm not even joking, this actually happened.
Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Marie-Adélaïde of Luxembourg isn't a name you might have heard. This woman did a ton of stuff though — including pretty much running away from her own country.
The Royal Women 