Welcome to the History Tricks, where any resemblance to a boring old history lesson is purely coincidental.

Hello, this is Beckett, two or maybe three quick notes before we begin.

Since we last posted this show in 2016, there's a new video resource for you.

On February 15, 2023, season two of Jada Pinkett's Miss Documentary Series,

African Queens will drop on Netflix and the subject of season two, Queen Tinka.

Secondly, Field Trip season is upon us on I Am Hereby, officially telling you that the history chicks are going to Paris.

From October 1, through the 9th, 2023, and you can find details at like-mindstravel.com.

For something a little closer to home, we have got a trip to Washington, D.C., April 20 to 24th this year.

Again, the details will be at like-mindstravel.com.

And not just those two, there's a third trip to London planned for September.

We'll give you more details about that trip in the next couple of episodes.

In addition, especially in part two, if you're listening with children, we're not explicit.

We hardly ever are, but there are some episodes and incidents that you might want to listen to first

before you decide whether or not to listen to those with the young people in your life.

Alright, and here we go, on with the show.

And here's your 30-second summary.

Just your ordinary princess to Queen Tail, born into a royal family, rose to power, protected her people in country for generations with little more than her bravery,

wits, bow and arrow, and gallons of blood spilled.

Let's talk about Queen Zinga.

But first, let's drop into European history.

In the early 1580s, Queen Elizabeth I was mid-rule.

Mary Queen of Scots was still imprisoned and was exchanging the letters that would become the Babbington plot and end her life.

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