But her memory lives on in the record as a legendary female pharaoh. Wu Zetian, also known as Wu Zhou, was educated – a rare thing for girls at the time – and cunning. After coming to power ...

Upon his death, his wife Hatshepsut became the sixth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty – and arguably one of the most famous and successful female rulers of all time. As the successor of Thutmose I ...

Thutmose II is best known for being the husband of Queen Hatshepsut, regarded as one of Egypt's greatest pharaohs and one of the few female pharaohs who ruled in her own right. Dr Litherland said ...