"Who was your favorite Queen?" Topic

And lets try to stay away from the rock/music band…

From any time/any country…
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Ian McKellen is my favorite old queen.

Gore Vidal has written some pretty good stuff, but also some garbage.

Quentin Crisp

Elton John

I know that prior post was in poor taste, but I've seen Barney Frank in a shirt recently and he looked like Aunt Bea at a wet t-shirt contest.

John and Connard, both funny choices, and I thought the same thing when I saw the post.

However, for the sake the poor OP, I'll cast my vote for Good Queen Bess.

And Barney Frank is certainly Queen of the Bay State.

Eric

Dairy Queen!

The African one. Bogart and Hepburn, what a pair!

Sheba

A legend that echoes down the ages. Founded the nation of Ethiopia. Knew what she wanted, went and got it.

"My beloved came in at the gates of the city, and my bowels were moved for him."

Never had a queen. And frankly don't want one. They're a nuisance what with having to constantly feed them and pay them salaries to not do anything…

This one?

And don't forget that it's now Dr. Brian May who earned his Ph.D. in Astronomy from London's Imperial College.

Yes, I know I was supposed to stay away from them, but I couldn't resist. Apologies and a .

Boudicca. No question. Excellent role model for young girls too stuck on Disney Princesses…

Boy. This ain't goin' very well.

"My beloved came in at the gates of the city, and my bowels were moved for him."

"This bloke I fancied walked in, and I myself"

How romantic.

Zenobia. Went to Palmyra, Syria because of.

Empress Maria Theresa (queen of Hungary and Bohemia) is my favorite.

Gloria, Queen of the Harpies, from The Simpsons.

Matilda. Just for the early medival wargaming fun, of course.

Rob

Miss Molly, lead singer of Molly & the Whips, "The Queen of Every Damned Thing".

England, mid to late 20th century.

and you're not the boss of me

What Waco Joe said.

Freddy Mercury from "Queen".

And lets try to stay away from the rock/music band…

How's that cat herding going Richard?

:)

Don't rush him. He had to go look up a bunch of names on Google.

And for my serious pick it would be Queen Margot.

Dairy Queen for me as well!

I gave up cat herding on TMP years ago.

Her Majesty Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas Queen, Defender of the Faith.

Oh, you want one from the past in history? Glorianna.

And if you allow Empresses, my pick is from Chinese history – Empress Wei Zifu, the second empress of Han dynasty's Emperor Wudi (his first Empress – Chen Jiao – was a witchcraft practising nut job).

(OK that wasn't really her, just the actress that portrait her in a historical tv drama series on Chinese TV)

And finally, Dr. Brian Harold May, CBE. How may rock musician has a PhD in Astrophysics? (I know you said no rock, but I couldn't resist.)

Ru Paul?

How's that cat herding going Richard?

Going…great…?

Don't rush him. He had to go look up a bunch of names on Google.

Thanks for the vote of confidence there Skrap. But on the other hand… you were right…

Zenobia-she pushed the Romans back twice
Boudicca-almost, baby, almost.
Cleopatra-made Rome know fear
Queen Christina of Sweden-went her own way
Maria Therese-Freddy the Irate feared her
Catherine the Great-Told Lord North 'Nyet' when asked for troops to use in the Colonial Revolt

Liz I (as Queenie from Blackadder 2 of course)

(Apparently Julian Cope has written "the best popular guide to Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments for half a century.")

And I am Marie of Rumania.

The current one.

Maria Theresa first, xenobia second, Elizabeth I third.

And finally, Dr. Brian Harold May, CBE. How may rock musician has a PhD in Astrophysics?

Brian Cox for one link

And there are more, although not all in physics. link link

Latifah…hands down.

Maria Theresa for sure

Followed by Queen Victoria and/or Zenobia

Plus, of course, 'er Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Her Majesty Victoria, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, Empress of India.

God Bless Her!

Well, that went well, didn't it?

Eric

It always goes well when someone tries to lay down the law and "guide" the discussion.

Frank-N-Furter.

Poor Berengaria, Queen of England, married to Richard I Lionheart and (possibly) never saw England (or her husband much after the wedding, for that matter…).

Eleanor of Acquitaine for being a ballsy bitch, as well as the serial Queen of France and Queen of England.

Wilhelmina.

Freddie Mercury first…
Saint Ælfgifu of Shaftesbury (d. 944)
and 3rd would be
Amalasuntha (also known as Amalasuentha, Amalaswintha, Amalasuintha, Amalswinthe or Amalasontha) (ca. 495 – 30 April 534/535) was a queen of the Ostrogoths from 526 to 534.

Dr. Brian May – sorry Richard.

After him, Queen Louise of Prussia.

Brian Cox has nothing to do with rock, fecking boy bands.

Victoria, demon hunter.

Barbarian Queen (AKA 'Queens of Naked Steel')

Barbarian Queen II: The Empress Strikes Back

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Connard, there's twelve gates to the city, and you picked the wrong one. Hallelu!

I think whoever raiesd the question should have supplied a list of possible answers. He's still have got the smart comments, but at least he could have something to complain about.

Julian Clary