At a time when the Europeans were spreading their colonial holdings around the world, Queen Ranavalona was able to keep Madagascar free of British and French control, but she did so by establishing a ...

Often thought to be one of the murderous women in history - dubbed the 'Mad Queen of Madagascar' - Ranavalona I made herself queen following the death of her husband Radama I. She opted to enforce ...

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