Here is my second poll for today& #39;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& #39;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& #39;s absence (although she was also Queen of England) & often had to play peacemaker between her husband & eldest son #MQWC