Download or read book 10 Kings and Queens Who Changed the World written by Clive Gifford and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2009-05-12 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History is not created in a vacuum, and no leader comes to power without influences from the past and an impact on the future. In this look at ten royals, beginning with Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt and ending with Catherine the Great, each leader's biography is linked with another based on influences, events, and geography. By uncovering these unique and often overlooked connections, history emerges as a chain of patterns and relationships, and readers will understand how these ten leaders shaped the course of human civilization.