How did people view queens?

>>1474242
Quite often in patriarchal societies, it seems they took offense with their moral character rather than their competence. Like, "She was cruel and petty and encouraged intrigues and assassination at court and favored courtiers who gave her a good fucking and I guess she started a golden age as well."
Or "Okay, she has read every book in the library and she's a great artist and a fine strategist and bright and pragmatic and zealous and she has governed better than any king before her, but it's unseemly for a woman to neglect her motherly duties and accumulate manly virtues."
It's pretty much the opposite of the modern sexist stereotype.

>>1474290
Thanks for the insight. Do you have any sources I could read? I trust your word it's just that I don't foresee this thread blowing up and I'd like to read more. Cheers.

>>1474306
I don't know if there's any book on the topic and I would distrust it for being politically biased, but you can check the biographies of great female rulers, especially those written by their contemporaries.

Are Isabel of Castille, Elizabeth of England and Catherine of Russia the only non-meme femla rulers?

>>1474290
pretty funny honestly, this is definitely true for Cathrine of Russia and Theodora/Irene of Constantinople

>>1474487
Wu Zetian
>ywn perform cunnilingus on the Empress of China as a sign of submission in exchange for fortune and power.

>>1474487
Catherine de Médicis maybe.

>>1474487

>I dont actually know what a meme is

Add Margaret of Anjou to the list.

>>1474487

No.

>>1474346
Great idea!

>>1474487
elizabeth was a meme