Reddit reviews Daughter of Venice: Caterina Corner, Queen of Cyprus and Woman of the Renaissance

Just two cents from a history master's student. Reddit is great, but not nearly as rewarding as reading books, journals, articles, and actually supporting the historians who make kickass discoveries. Unfortunately, many of these people are slow to come to the online world and on the other end, people on this subreddit don't always realize history can be dynamic.
For example, for centuries Catarina Corner the last queen of the Isle of Cyprus was depicted as an atractive humble quiet woman, who out of love and patriotic duty to her home Venice, happily turned control of the isle over. Dr. Holy Hurlburt of NC State published a book recently with substantial evidence that Corner was not super attractive, and may have nearly betrayed Venice by marrying Spaniards to hold onto her throne, and even after used her former position for political favors for her friends.
Or Dr. Micheal Gomez recent work on Medieval West Africa, which challenges the historiography of what agency and how much power African civilizations of Mali and Songhai had. In it, Gomez argues Mali was not just a regional, but global power looking to participate in global political religous and economic spheres.
History is factual, but that doesn't mean its simply a collection of truths. Historians could certainly improve their mediums and online presence, but we should meet them halfway too. Reach out to your local universities to see if there is any expertise, most are happy to help and their email is often published online.
Daughter of Venice by Holly Hurlburt
https://www.amazon.com/Daughter-Venice-Caterina-Corner-Renaissance/dp/030020972X
African Dominion by Micheal Gomez
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073RSVFYF/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

I saw a review a little while ago for a biography of Caterina Corner, a queen of Cyprus, and her relationship with her Venetian overlords. From the Amazon blurb:

>This study considers for the first time the strategies of her reign, negotiating Venetian encroachment, family pressures, and the challenges of female rule. Using previously understudied sources, such as her correspondence with Venetian magistracies, the book shows how Corner marshalled her royal authority until and beyond her forced abdication in 1489. The unique perspective of Corner’s life reveals new insights into Renaissance imperialism, politics, familial ambition, and conventions of ideal womanhood as revealed in the portraits, poetry, and orations dedicated to her.

That might be in the general vicinity of what you're looking for.