We’re all familiar with the portrayal of recent fictional Queens on screen, from ‘Game of Thrones’ Daenerys Targaryen to the fierce warriors in ‘Woman King’ and ‘Black Panther’. But as it turns out, real life history contains some badass stories of female fighters who led armies and entire countries into battle defying the notion that women are not equipped for war. And now a new podcast series called ‘War Queens’ from Diversion Audio is allowing us to learn more about these warrior women, from host Emily Anne Jordan, presented by ‘Game of Thrones’ actress Nathalie Emmanuel.

This podcast goes beyond fiction to tell the stories of the powerful women on the frontlines of real-life battles from countries and cultures around the world. Emily co-hosts “War Queens”, which launched November 8th, with her father, Jon Jordan. The two also co-authored the book ‘War Queens: Extraordinary Women Who Ruled the Battlefield‘ which inspired the podcast. Emily is a native of Houston, Texas and is currently attending the University of Kentucky, where she speaks out on public health issues, interns in research on the opioid crisis, and studies nursing.

Every week the father-daughter duo examine the incredible stories of history’s most powerful female battle leaders, the brilliant methods and maneuvers history’s “killer queens” used to defend themselves and their people from enemy forces—and both father and daughter find out something about each other and how each generation appreciates these incredible women. From ancient Persia to modern-day Britain, experience the daunting thresholds these exceptional women had to cross and the clever, sometimes violent ways in which they smashed obstacles in their paths.

History’s killer queens come in all colors, ages, and leadership styles, and from countries and cultures around the world. Elizabeth Tudor and Golda Meir played the roles of high-stakes gamblers who studied maps with an unblinking, calculating eye. Angola’s Queen Njinga was willing to shed (and occasionally drink) blood to establish a stable kingdom in an Africa ravaged by the slave trade. Caterina Sforza defended her Italian holdings with cannon and scimitar, and Indira Gandhi launched a war to solve a refugee crisis. [Source]