The Formidable Warrior Queen of Angola | Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba

Elizabeth I is famous in Western history for dominating a role normally held by men as queen of England, but she had a contemporary across the oceans in Africa - Queen Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba. Not only did Nzinga successfully take her place as a queen in place of a king, but she fought back the Portuguese, took lands, and became a modern icon in Angola. This video looks at her life, her controversies, and her legacy...

*Apologies for my mispronunciation of 'catechism'! I am human, and sometimes I make an error when recording.*


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Sources and related books:

Nzinga of Matamba in a New Perspective by Joseph C. Miller - https://www.jstor.org/stable/180812

Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen by Linda M. Heywood - https://amzn.to/40W30Bd

Nzinga: African Warrior Queen by Moses L. Howard (Fiction) - https://amzn.to/3S3NFuv

Njinga of Ndongo and Matamba by Ekiuwa Aire (Children's Book) - https://amzn.to/3E9VVmI

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A HUGE thank you to Pat Masioni and UNESCO for the beautiful and detailed images of Nzinga that are available in the public domain to bring her story to life.
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