Rejected Princesses

1.
Pope Joan
Pope Joan 4.10 avg rating — 73,858 ratings
2.
The Countess
The Countess 3.55 avg rating — 2,560 ratings
2.
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth
She-Wolves: The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth 4.04 avg rating — 8,387 ratings
4.
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England
Queen Isabella: Treachery, Adultery, and Murder in Medieval England 3.77 avg rating — 7,831 ratings
5.
The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici
The Tigress of Forlì: Renaissance Italy's Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici 4.07 avg rating — 2,809 ratings
5.
Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped From a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a Man
Lieutenant Nun: The True Story of a Cross-Dressing, Transatlantic Adventurer Who Escaped From a Spanish Convent in 1599 and Lived as a Man 3.55 avg rating — 1,342 ratings
7.
Cleopatra's Daughter
Cleopatra's Daughter 4.12 avg rating — 30,537 ratings
8.
Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World
Sea Queens: Women Pirates Around the World 3.77 avg rating — 340 ratings
9.
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
Bell of the Desert: A Novel
by: Alan Gold
3.99 avg rating — 299 ratings
10.
Granuaile: Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen
Granuaile: Grace O'Malley, Ireland's Pirate Queen 3.48 avg rating — 1,079 ratings
11.
The Bandit Queen Of India: An Indian Woman's Amazing Journey From Peasant To International Legend
The Bandit Queen Of India: An Indian Woman's Amazing Journey From Peasant To International Legend 4.31 avg rating — 431 ratings
12.
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas
Grania: She-King of the Irish Seas 4.04 avg rating — 1,306 ratings
13.
Remarkable Creatures
Remarkable Creatures 3.89 avg rating — 54,493 ratings
14.
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1)
Fire from Heaven (Alexander the Great, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 10,015 ratings
15.
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA
Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA 4.12 avg rating — 2,554 ratings
15.
Goddess
Goddess 3.51 avg rating — 954 ratings
15.
The Warrior Queens
The Warrior Queens 3.71 avg rating — 2,786 ratings
15.
Tuscan Countess: The Life and Extraordinary Times of Matilda of Canossa (Mark Magowan Books)
Tuscan Countess: The Life and Extraordinary Times of Matilda of Canossa (Mark Magowan Books) 3.59 avg rating — 79 ratings
15.
Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas
Pirate Queens: Dauntless Women Who Dared to Rule the High Seas 4.10 avg rating — 137 ratings
15.
Far Away Bird
Far Away Bird 4.26 avg rating — 210 ratings
21.
The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin 3.78 avg rating — 544 ratings
22.
Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists
Dignifying Science: Stories About Women Scientists 3.63 avg rating — 175 ratings
22.
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth 4.10 avg rating — 10,543 ratings
24.
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World
Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World 3.73 avg rating — 6,475 ratings
24.
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc 4.11 avg rating — 7,350 ratings
24.
The World of Stephanie St. Clair: An Entrepreneur, Race Woman and Outlaw in Early Twentieth Century Harlem
The World of Stephanie St. Clair: An Entrepreneur, Race Woman and Outlaw in Early Twentieth Century Harlem really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 8 ratings
24.
The Spy
The Spy 3.38 avg rating — 43,725 ratings
28.
In the Time of the Butterflies
In the Time of the Butterflies 4.15 avg rating — 77,537 ratings
28.
The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc
The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc 3.84 avg rating — 1,380 ratings
28.
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom 4.36 avg rating — 6,000 ratings
31.
The Wolves At The Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy
The Wolves At The Door: The True Story Of America's Greatest Female Spy 4.31 avg rating — 4,287 ratings
31.
Nancy Wake
Nancy Wake 4.26 avg rating — 3,569 ratings
33.
Mata Hari's Last Dance
Mata Hari's Last Dance 3.59 avg rating — 3,359 ratings
33.
Madame Fiocca (Heroes of War #2)
Madame Fiocca (Heroes of War #2) 4.52 avg rating — 372 ratings
35.
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan
Spy Princess: The Life of Noor Inayat Khan 3.98 avg rating — 1,005 ratings
35.
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans 3.59 avg rating — 1,741 ratings
37.
Ida: A Sword Among Lions
Ida: A Sword Among Lions 4.27 avg rating — 946 ratings
37.
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire
The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire 3.93 avg rating — 4,563 ratings
39.
Enchantress of Paris: A Novel of the Sun King’s Court
Enchantress of Paris: A Novel of the Sun King’s Court 3.86 avg rating — 665 ratings
39.
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan
The Tiger Queens: the Women of Genghis Khan 4.25 avg rating — 1,748 ratings
41.
The Wild Irish
The Wild Irish 3.63 avg rating — 1,350 ratings
42.
Artemisia Gentileschi
Artemisia Gentileschi 4.39 avg rating — 322 ratings
43.
The Passion of Artemisia
The Passion of Artemisia 3.91 avg rating — 19,784 ratings
44.
Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the primeval monsters
Jurassic Mary: Mary Anning and the primeval monsters 3.76 avg rating — 138 ratings
45.
Curiosity
Curiosity 3.67 avg rating — 443 ratings
46.
Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen
Empress Zenobia: Palmyra's Rebel Queen 3.57 avg rating — 30 ratings
47.
Daughter of Sand and Stone
Daughter of Sand and Stone 3.65 avg rating — 2,861 ratings
48.
Zenobia (Warrior Queen, #4)
Zenobia (Warrior Queen, #4) 3.53 avg rating — 19 ratings
49.
Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810
Pirates of the South China Coast, 1790-1810 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings
50.
The Flower Boat Girl
The Flower Boat Girl really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,873 ratings
51.
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea
Deep as the Sky, Red as the Sea 3.48 avg rating — 5,127 ratings
52.
The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India
The Rani of Jhansi: Gender, History, and Fable in India 3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings
53.
Rebel Queen
Rebel Queen 4.05 avg rating — 11,839 ratings
54.
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Rabbit-Proof Fence 3.69 avg rating — 8,682 ratings
55.
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt
The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut's Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt 3.65 avg rating — 7,515 ratings
56.
Child of the Morning
Child of the Morning 4.14 avg rating — 4,468 ratings
57.
Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt
Daughter of the Gods: A Novel of Ancient Egypt 4.13 avg rating — 1,942 ratings
58.
The Crook and Flail (The She-King, #2)
The Crook and Flail (The She-King, #2) 4.13 avg rating — 942 ratings
59.
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom 4.07 avg rating — 3,262 ratings
60.
The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter
The Bride of Science: Romance, Reason, and Byron's Daughter 3.61 avg rating — 209 ratings
61.
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage 4.02 avg rating — 4,892 ratings
62.
Enchantress of Numbers
Enchantress of Numbers 3.59 avg rating — 5,638 ratings
63.
Joan
Joan 3.95 avg rating — 8,565 ratings
64.
Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica, #1)
Dreaming the Eagle (Boudica, #1) 4.07 avg rating — 5,347 ratings
65.
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics)
The Eagle and the Raven (Volume 9) (Rediscovered Classics) 4.19 avg rating — 1,813 ratings
66.
Ashes of Britannia (Warrior Queen, #3)
Ashes of Britannia (Warrior Queen, #3) 3.86 avg rating — 28 ratings
67.
Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor
Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor 3.80 avg rating — 116 ratings
68.
Empress
Empress
by: Shan Sa
3.69 avg rating — 6,393 ratings
69.
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1)
The Moon in the Palace (Empress of Bright Moon, #1) 4.01 avg rating — 7,971 ratings
70.
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells
Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells 3.74 avg rating — 1,327 ratings
71.
The Book of Love (Magdalene Line Trilogy, #2)
The Book of Love (Magdalene Line Trilogy, #2) 4.04 avg rating — 3,673 ratings
72.
The Scarlet Contessa
The Scarlet Contessa 3.81 avg rating — 3,246 ratings
73.
The Book of the City of Ladies
The Book of the City of Ladies 3.80 avg rating — 4,258 ratings
74.
Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works
Christine de Pizan: Her Life and Works 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings
75.
Hypatia of Alexandria
Hypatia of Alexandria 3.71 avg rating — 470 ratings
76.
Hall of Mirrors: Virginia Hall: America's Greatest Spy of WWII
Hall of Mirrors: Virginia Hall: America's Greatest Spy of WWII 4.10 avg rating — 125 ratings
77.
Isabella: Braveheart of France
Isabella: Braveheart of France 3.90 avg rating — 3,757 ratings
78.
Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint
Theodora: Actress, Empress, Saint 3.56 avg rating — 112 ratings
79.
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora
The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora 4.08 avg rating — 2,382 ratings
80.
The Bearkeeper's Daughter
The Bearkeeper's Daughter 3.95 avg rating — 523 ratings
81.
Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen
Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen 3.97 avg rating — 198 ratings
82.
Nzinga African Warrior Queen
Nzinga African Warrior Queen 3.94 avg rating — 49 ratings
83.
Night Witches: The Amazing Story Of Russia's Women Pilots in World War II
Night Witches: The Amazing Story Of Russia's Women Pilots in World War II 4.19 avg rating — 471 ratings
84.
The Avengers
The Avengers 4.31 avg rating — 991 ratings
85.
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo
The Curious Tale of the Lady Caraboo 3.59 avg rating — 271 ratings
86.
Malinalli
Malinalli 3.45 avg rating — 518 ratings
87.
Malinche
Malinche 3.35 avg rating — 6,735 ratings
88.
Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back
Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back 3.90 avg rating — 2,063 ratings
89.
Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari
Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari 3.55 avg rating — 606 ratings
90.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands 3.44 avg rating — 1,733 ratings
91.
Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
Ada Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic 3.97 avg rating — 2,597 ratings
92.
The Jewel of Medina
The Jewel of Medina 3.57 avg rating — 1,860 ratings
93.
Mother of the Believers
Mother of the Believers 3.98 avg rating — 740 ratings
94.
Colonel Anne Mackintosh, Scotland's Beautiful Rebel
Colonel Anne Mackintosh, Scotland's Beautiful Rebel 4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings
95.
White Rose Rebel
White Rose Rebel 3.67 avg rating — 600 ratings
96.
Autobiography of Mother Jones
Autobiography of Mother Jones 4.15 avg rating — 391 ratings
97.
Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun
Sorrow Mountain: The Journey of a Tibetan Warrior Nun 4.18 avg rating — 289 ratings
98.
Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart
Josephine Baker: The Hungry Heart 3.78 avg rating — 345 ratings
99.
Josephine Baker's Last Dance
Josephine Baker's Last Dance 3.57 avg rating — 1,165 ratings
100.
Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen
Jezebel: The Untold Story of the Bible's Harlot Queen 3.85 avg rating — 479 ratings
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