{"product_id":"the-house-of-medici-9780688053390","title":"The House of Medici","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt was a dynasty with more wealth and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists and even popes for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bankers turned nobility and de facto rulers, the Medici family defined upward mobility. Patrons of the arts who helped make Florence one of the great cultural centers of the Renaissance, they were also power-hungry and reckless, ultimately losing everything. In The House of Medici, Christopher Hibbert, author of The Days of the French Revolution, explores the lives and misdeeds of this remarkable family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Christopher Hibbert, an Oxford graduate, has written more than fifty books, including Wellington: A Personal History, London: The Biography of a City, Redcoats and Rebels, and The Destruction of Lord Raglan. He lives with his family in Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire, England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William Morrow \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780688053390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.34h x 5.95w x 1.02d","brand":"Christopher Hibbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36639995887772,"sku":"9780688053390","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_28d1bb72-d64f-45b5-aecc-dec2fbcfe8ed.jpg?v=1603851112","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-house-of-medici-9780688053390","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}