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Kate Williams discusses the historical pattern of female rulers marking the end of their empires.

"Why do female rulers often end up as the ‘last’ of their empires or kingdoms?" In studying queens from Cleopatra to Hawaii’s last monarch, Kate noticed a pattern: women often mark the final chapters of empires. Why? Because historically, societies have been quick to see women as threats—politically and physically. Whether it’s Cleopatra’s last stand, the Queen of Hawaii’s quiet resistance, or Catherine of Aragon’s tragic story, these women’s reigns come just before collapse or conquest. It’s like society is more comfortable removing power from women than sharing it — and once they’re out, they often never get it back. Grab a copy of Regina https://uk.bookshop.org/a/14692/9781474621359 Keep up to date with Kate via her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/katewilliamsme/?hl=en If you want to get in touch with History with Jackson email: jackson@historywithjackson.co.uk To support History with Jackson to carry on creating content subscribe to History with Jackson+ on Apple Podcasts or support us on our Patreon - https://patreon.com/HistorywithJackson?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink To catch up on everything…

People in this episode

Host: Jackson

Guest: Kate Williams

Topics covered

• female rulers
• history
• empire collapse
• political power
• women in leadership

Keywords

• female rulers
• empire
• Cleopatra
• Hawaii
• Catherine of Aragon
• political threats
• history

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Books & works: Regina

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