A post on Atlas Obscura highlights bad-ass war queens from history, including Queen Tamar of Georgia, who ushered in the nation’s golden age; Caterina Sforza, who occupied a castle to block Rome from electing a new pope until her and her husband’s titles were confirmed as promised by the predecessor pontiff; and Queen Njinga Mbandi of Ndongo-Matamba, who led her tribe, including into battle.
