12-03-2022, 02:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2022, 02:31 PM by Oh_hunnihunni.)
Helen of Troy? The excuse for war... And Boudicca who led the rebellion against the Romans, and of course Joan of Arc, another woman history tells fibs about...
No, the only real warmongering woman I can think of was Cersei...
She sez with a wink.
Bloody Russians. 
No, the only real warmongering woman I can think of was Cersei...
She sez with a wink.
(12-03-2022, 02:24 PM)king1 Wrote:Quite right, I'd forgotten about her.(12-03-2022, 02:17 PM)an amniote Wrote: A foremost reason must be the potential and real losses of husbands and sons; family livelihoods.Catherine The Great comes to mind... 
I'm struggling to think of women who have started wars. There might be a couple, but surely they'd be far, far outnumbered by men.
Just a thought: while wars tend to be started by men, it seems that peace tends to be brokered by them, too.
on a side note, great TV series too 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2235759/
Bloody Russians.