Warrior Women

Joan of Arc became an unlikely war hero when, against long odds, she led 10,000 beaten men to a string of miraculous victories over the English army.

Born into a land of clan rivalries and the lawless high seas, Grace O'Malley blew away the notion of a woman's place in the 16th century.

She held the respect of 60,000 warriors who followed her unquestioningly into battle, as they brought the greatest empire in Asia to its knees.

The Roman Empire is about to be hit by the full fury of a woman's wrath. Queen Boudica's anger will kill 70,000 and defy Roman power in Britain.

As the last of the Apache were being hunted down, a few chose to fight. Fighting side by side with the male warriors was a powerful medicine woman.