Anne Boleyn - one of the six wives of Henry VIII, put to death. Mary Stuart - the legendary Queen of Scotland. Marie Antoinette - the wife of the last monarch from the Bourbon dynasty. And other crowned women who became victims of time, political intrigues, conspiracies... Strong warriors and rulers who fought - and were defeated. Weak and helpless women who just wanted to be happy - and paid dearly for it. From the ambitious Cleopatra, the frantic Boudicca, the mysterious Zenobia, the young Jane Gray - to the charming and vulnerable Princess Diana... What united them ? What led to the death? Chris Waldger tries to solve the mystery of the “doomed queens” in his fascinating book.