Here is my second poll for today's edition of the Medieval Queens World Cup! This is the penultimate set of polls for this round, so the competition is really heating up! As ever @HaveloktheDutch has 2 polls as well, so don't forget to vote in all of them #MQWC

Empress Zhangsun was an empress of the Tang Dynasty. As well as being known as frugal but politically savvy she also wrote a 30 volumes of essays entitled 女則 (Examples for Women) and often looked to examples from the past when counselling her husband #MQWC

Matilda of Flanders was married to William the Conqueror, despite originally rejecting him because of his parentage. She ruled Normandy in her husband's absence (although she was also Queen of England) & often had to play peacemaker between her husband & eldest son #MQWC