Chronicle of the Queens of Egypt: from early dynastic times to the death of Cleopatra. Joyce Tyldesley. 2006.

The first book to recount the full history of the colourful queens of Egypt.

Vivid biographies cover 3,000 years of Egyptian queen ship from Early Dynastic times until the suicide of Cleopatra in 30BC.

Stories of famous queens such as Hatshepsut, Nefertiti and Nefertiti, as well as lesser-known consort queens, reveal the variety of roles a queen could play, from supportive wife no other, to husband’s deputy in time of crisis, and pharaoh in her own right.

Special features - from Childbirth to Wigs. - highlight different aspects of Egyptian culture, plus genealogical trees and numerous sidebars.