Who is history’s greatest queen?

@ LydiaStarbuck As consort, Eleanor of Aquitaine, for her political, social and cultural influence @ HistoryGal_ Elizabeth I: she defied convention by refusing to have a husband rule over her @ phsc2Empress Maria Theresa was also a queen and a highly effective ruler of a much greater realm than 16th- century England @ CharlotteVic18 For queen consort I would argue Catherine of Aragon. She led armies, had the people’s hearts and was a model queen @ anneboleynfan1 Isabella of Castile, for playing a dynamic game of thrones that made Spain a superpower @ TammieLStroud Catherine the Great. She used her femininity and cunning to wield more power than any other queen in European history @AnnaWhitelock Mary I – changed rules of the political game, gender equality of the crown, first queen, defended Tudor line of succession @ phsc2What about Dido, Queen of Carthage, which she founded? And she was the heroine of Virgil’s Aeneid @JonathanM48 I feel Mary of Teck was especially influential and reformative but is often overlooked because she lived in the 20th century @ LadyOfAManor Elizabeth I because she was her own woman and ruled England her way, with courage. Her speech to troops at Tilbury sums her up @ LeftyRosie Elizabeth I. No one’s widow or mother, she overcame difficult circumstances & turbulent times to defy enemies & set own course @ OurTownStory Mary II, for insisting she and her husband were equals @ slksfca Queen Caroline is a favourite of mine because of her intellectual curiosity @JonathanM48 So hard to answer. I want to say Elizabeth I, but I’m awed too by the influence of Eleanor of Aquitaine and Mary of Teck!