Targeted Age Group:: 10-16 years old Travel back in time over one thousand years and meet the first and only female emperor of China. Born Wu Zhao and given the reign title "Zetian" just weeks before her death in 705 CE, she was the unwanted daughter of Chancellor Wu Shihuo -- too bright, too educated, and too politically focused to make a good wife according to contemporary interpretations of the Analects of Confucius. Can it be any wonder that to this day she remains the most hated woman … [Read more...]
Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd, the Warrior Princess of Deheubarth by Laurel A. Rockefeller
Targeted Age Group:: 10-16 years old Born in 1097 in Aberffraw Castle in northwestern Wales, Princess Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd ap Cynan was always destined for great things. As daughter to one of Gwynedd's greatest warriors she grew up strong and passionate -- more than a match for her older brothers. At sixteen Gwenllian's life changed forever when she fell in love with Prince Gruffydd ap Rhys, the beleaguered heir to Rhys ap Tewdur of Deheubarth. Together husband and wife fought for and … [Read more...]
