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If you like reading up on Warrior queens, Antonia Fraser wrote a book of ancient to recent actual queens and political ones (unfortunately including Margaret Thatcher too) It has boudicca, zenobia, Cleopatra etc kicking the shit out of the Romans (for a while anyway)
I've always loved reading about Celtic life and history, they had 10 types of marriage, only 3 of which were permanent. Women could rule independently, own property, take lovers, and go into battle, a fact that absolutely horrified the Romans
That book sounds great!! I've never heard of zenobia. And celtic culture seems really interesting I'll have a Google