Deepspace, there are examples which do not fit: Catherine the Great, Elizabeth 1, Imelda Marcos, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the authoritarian Indira Gandhi. These are only a partial list off the top of my head, as I have recently read their biographies. With a little digging I suspect there are more to be found.
Deepspace, there are examples which do not fit: Catherine the Great, Elizabeth 1, Imelda Marcos, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the authoritarian Indira Gandhi. These are only a partial list off the top of my head, as I have recently read their biographies. With a little digging I suspect there are more to be found.
Haha, right you are, Gerald; I missed those examples. Maybe the exceptions prove the rule, since most strongmen rulers throughout history were men, ergo "strongmen." Again, thanks for your clarification and insights. Always valuable.
Deepspace, there are examples which do not fit: Catherine the Great, Elizabeth 1, Imelda Marcos, Eleanor of Aquitaine, the authoritarian Indira Gandhi. These are only a partial list off the top of my head, as I have recently read their biographies. With a little digging I suspect there are more to be found.
AS Deepspace has said, Exceptions prove the rule.
Haha, right you are, Gerald; I missed those examples. Maybe the exceptions prove the rule, since most strongmen rulers throughout history were men, ergo "strongmen." Again, thanks for your clarification and insights. Always valuable.