{"product_id":"2940170262915","title":"The Rival Queens: Catherine de' Medici, Her Daughter Marguerite de Valois, and the Betrayal that Ignited a Kingdom","description":"\u003cstrong\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\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCatherine 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRich in detail and vivid prose, Goldstone's narrative unfolds as a thrilling historical epic. Treacherous court politics, poisonings, inter-national 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.","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150453981424,"sku":"2940170262915","price":26.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170262915_p0.jpg?v=1763706489","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170262915","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}