{"product_id":"catherine-de-medici-renaissance-queen-of-france-9780060744939","title":"Catherine de Medici: Renaissance Queen of France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe inspiration for the STARZ original series, \u003cem\u003eThe Serpent Queen\u003c\/em\u003e, streaming now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A beautifully written portrait of a ruthless, subtle and fearless woman fighting for survival and power in a world of gangsterish brutality, routine assassination and religious mania. . . . Frieda has brought a largely forgotten heroine-villainess and a whole sumptuously vicious era back to life. . . . This is \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e meets \u003cem\u003eElizabeth\u003c\/em\u003e.\" --Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of \u003cem\u003eStalin: The Court of the Red Tsar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePoisoner, besotted mother, despot, necromancer, engineer of a massacre: the dark legend of Catherine de Medici is centuries old. In this critically hailed biography, Leonie Frieda reclaims the story of this unjustly maligned queen of France to reveal a skilled ruler battling extraordinary political and personal odds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on comprehensive research including thousands of Catherine's own letters, Frieda unfurls Catherine's story from her troubled childhood in Florence to her tumultuous marriage to Henry II of France; her transformation of French culture to her reign as a queen who would use brutality to ensure her children's royal birthright. Brilliantly executed, this enthralling biography goes beyond myth to paint a very human portrait of this remarkable figure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/14\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060744939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 5.38w x 1.17d","brand":"Leonie Frieda","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916715167925,"sku":"9780060744939","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cf4ba6b1-f5c0-41ae-99b2-645ffdd87675.jpg?v=1687269265","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/catherine-de-medici-renaissance-queen-of-france-9780060744939","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}