All Hail the Queen: Twenty Women Who Ruled
<b>True stories of female monarchs throughout history and around the world are gorgeously illustrated in this new book by Jennifer Orkin Lewis</b>
In All Hail the Queen readers will discover twenty true stories of royal intrigue, power, and passion, brought to life through the gorgeous illustrations of Jennifer Orkin Lewis and the witty words of Shweta Jha. From Cleopatra to Empress Wu Zetian, Marie Antoinette to Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii, these extraordinary female monarchs from all over the world have captured imaginations throughout the ages.
Readers will meet women like:
• Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra (c. 241–274), who defied Rome by expanding her kingdom westward, first securing Syrian-Arabian territories and then winning control of Egypt.
• Lady Six Sky (7th–8th century), who fortified the fallen city of Naranjo and reestablished the royal dynasty during the golden age of Maya civilization.
• Roxelana, Queen of the Ottoman Empire (1503–1558). Intelligent and politically savvy, Roxelana transformed the Ottoman government and commissioned numerous public buildings during her reign, including mosques, hospitals, and schools.
• Marie, Queen of Romania (1875–1938), served as a nurse in World War I and later attended the Paris Peace Conference where she successfully argued for Romanian control of Transylvania and other territories.
• And many more exceptional royals.
Jennifer Orkin Lewis’s illustrations are vibrantly colored and rich with authentic details, from actual royal emblems and clothing to the fabrics, vehicles, buildings, weapons, and maps associated with each of these remarkable women.
About the Authors:
Jennifer Orkin Lewis is an author and artist living in New York. Her illustrations have been featured on products for Anthropologie, Kate Spade, Flow Magazine, Design House Greetings, and many more, and she is the author of the books 100 Days of Drawing and Draw Every Day, Draw Every Way. Lewis’s painterly illustrations have a huge following of dedicated fans on Instagram at @augustwren.
Shweta Jha is a writer and freelance journalist whose work has been featured in the New York Post and the Los Angeles Times among others. She lives in San Francisco.