When We Ruled: The Rise And Fall Of Twelve African Queens And Warriors poetry book As mission-driven collectors

As mission-driven collectors

His beautiful wife was the inspiration for this photographic book: a documentation of the creative

in an age of dehumanising slavery

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part of a new generation of writers coming out of Africa whose work is exploding onto the literary scene

When We Ruled: The Rise And Fall Of Twelve African Queens And Warriors poetry book As mission-driven collectorsDiscover the reigns of twelve African queens and warriors from across the continent, from pioneering historian and writer, Paula Akpan. There are women who ruled vast swathes of the African continent. They led, loved and fought for their kingdoms and people and their impact can still be felt today. However, beyond the lands they called home, so few of us have heard their names. From pre colonial Nigeria to the rich plains of Rwanda, from Ancient Egypt