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Literature

* Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass''), a character in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871) * "
The Red Queen's Race The Red Queen's Race is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov; it uses the Red Queen's race from Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' as a metaphor for the final plot twist. The story also makes reference to Asi ...
", a 1949 short story by Isaac Asimov * '' The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature'', a popular 1993 science book by Matt Ridley * ''The Red Queen'' (Drabble novel), a 2004 novel by Margaret Drabble * Queen Redd, the main antagonist of Frank Beddor's 2004 '' The Looking-Glass Wars'' series, based on the above Lewis Carroll character * ''The Red Queen'' (Gregory novel), a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory *
The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles) The ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' is a series of science fiction and fantasy novels by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The series has a post apocalyptic setting and depicts a world long after its destruction by a global nuclear holocaust. The ...
, a 2012 novel by Isobelle Carmody * ''Red Queen'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Victoria Aveyard


Entertainment

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Red Queen (comics) Red Queen, in comics, may refer to: *Marvel Comics characters: **Members of the London branch of the Hellfire Club Hellfire Club was a name for several exclusive clubs for high-society rakes established in Britain and Ireland in the 18th cen ...
, a number of comics characters * ''
Red Queen to Gryphon Three Gryphon are an English progressive and medieval folk rock band formed in London in 1972. They are known for their medieval and Renaissance style of music. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s, and th ...
'', a 1974 concept album by the band Gryphon based on the game of chess * Red Queen, an artificial intelligence, a character in the 2002 ''Resident Evil'' films * The sword wielded by
Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68), was the fifth Roman emperor and final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 unt ...
in the 2008 ''Devil May Cry'' series * Sana Kashimura, otherwise called the Red Queen, a character in the 2012 manga and anime series '' Alice & Zouroku'' * "Red Queen" (''Gotham''), a 2016 episode of the third season of ''Gotham'' * ''Red Queen'' (TV series), a 2024 Spanish–Mexican thriller television series on Amazon Prime Video


Other

* A red
Queen (playing card) The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank o ...
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Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 187623 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the spouse of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of ...
, nicknamed "The Red Queen" *
Red Queen's Hypothesis The Red Queen hypothesis is a hypothesis in evolutionary biology proposed in 1973, that species must constantly adapt, evolve, and proliferate in order to survive while pitted against ever-evolving opposing species. The hypothesis was intended t ...
, an evolutionary hypothesis to the advantage of sex at the level of individuals, and the constant evolutionary arms race between competing species * ''Red Queen'' (EP), a 2003 album by Funker Vogt * The
Red Queen's race The Red Queen's race is an incident that appears in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' and involves both the Red Queen, a representation of a Queen in chess, and Alice constantly running but remaining in the same spot. "Well, in our ...
, a parable in ''Alice in Wonderland'' that has served as the basis of a number of scientific and sociological theories * The
Tomb of the Red Queen The Tomb of the Red Queen is a burial chamber containing the remains of a noblewoman, perhaps Lady Ix Tz'akbu Ajaw, and two servants, located inside Temple XIII in the ruins of the ancient Maya city of Palenque, now the Palenque National Park, i ...
, an unidentified Mayan noblewoman *
Red Queen (anti-aircraft gun) Red King and Red Queen were experimental revolver cannon anti-aircraft guns developed for the British Army during the 1950s. Red King was a two-barrel design from Oerlikon, Red Queen was a single-barrel water-cooled design. The project was cancel ...
, a British Army experimental anti-aircraft gun {{disambiguation