{"product_id":"the-rival-queens-catherine-de-medici-her-daughter-marguerite-de-valois-and-the-betrayal-that-ignited-a-kingdom-9780316409667","title":"The Rival Queens: Catherine De' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal That Ignited a Kingdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe riveting true story of mother-and-daughter queens Catherine de' Medici and Marguerite de Valois, whose wildly divergent personalities and turbulent relationship changed the shape of their tempestuous and dangerous century.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Set in magnificent Renaissance France, this is the story of two remarkable women, a mother and daughter driven into opposition by a terrible betrayal that threatened to destroy the realm. Catherine de' Medici was a ruthless pragmatist and powerbroker who dominated the throne for thirty years. Her youngest daughter Marguerite, the glamorous \"Queen Margot,\" was a passionate free spirit, the only adversary whom her mother could neither intimidate nor control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Catherine forces the Catholic Marguerite to marry her Protestant cousin Henry of Navarre against her will, and then uses her opulent Parisian wedding as a means of luring his followers to their deaths, she creates not only savage conflict within France but also a potent rival within her own family. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Rich in detail and vivid prose, Goldstone's narrative unfolds as a thrilling historical epic. Treacherous court politics, poisonings, international espionage, and adultery form the background to a story that includes such celebrated figures as Elizabeth I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Nostradamus. \u003ci\u003eThe Rival Queens\u003c\/i\u003e is a dangerous tale of love, betrayal, ambition, and the true nature of courage, the echoes of which still resonate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316409667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.20d","brand":"Nancy Goldstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729510502581,"sku":"9780316409667","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_fbe1d6d1-caf7-47e0-bfa7-ad25fa89498f.jpg?v=1675802927","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-rival-queens-catherine-de-medici-her-daughter-marguerite-de-valois-and-the-betrayal-that-ignited-a-kingdom-9780316409667","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}