{"product_id":"2940170578719","title":"The Betrayal of Mary, Queen of Scots: Elizabeth I and Her Greatest Rival","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author of \u003ci\u003eBecoming Queen Victoria\u003c\/i\u003e, a new history of Mary Queen of Scots and Elizabeth I that reveals how the most important relationship of their life amp;mdash; their friendship amp;mdash; changed them forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElizabeth and Mary were cousins and queens, but eventually it became impossible for them to live together in the same world. This is the story of two women struggling for supremacy in a man's world, when no one thought a woman could govern. They both had to negotiate with men amp;mdash; those who wanted their power and those who wanted their bodies amp;mdash; who were determined to best them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their worlds, female friendship and alliances were unheard of, but for many years theirs was the only friendship that endured. They were as fascinated by each other as lovers; until they became enemies. Enemies so angry and broken that one of them had to die, and so Elizabeth ordered the execution of Mary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut first, they were each other's lone female friends in a violent man's world. Their relationship was one of love, affection, jealousy, antipathy amp;mdash; and finally death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tantor Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100830810352,"sku":"2940170578719","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170578719_p0.jpg?v=1763713266","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170578719","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}