{"product_id":"9781444768138","title":"Price of a Princess: Mary Stewart 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter young James the Third's accession to the Scottish throne, the\u003cbr\u003eambitious Boyd family of Kilmarnock seized power in a bloodless coup. \u003cbr\u003eMary Stewart, James' eldest sister, was at first unwilling to marry\u003cbr\u003eThomas Boyd, future Earl of Arran - but she had no choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEventually, however, she learned to love him, and when he was sent to\u003cbr\u003ethe Danish court to negotiate with King Christian, she discovered a\u003cbr\u003eunique talent for diplomacy. In exchange for Princess Margaret of\u003cbr\u003eDenmark marrying her brother, Princess Mary at length persuaded the\u003cbr\u003eDanes to hand over the islands of Orkney and Shetland to Scottish\u003cbr\u003edominion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the fortunes of the all-powerful Boyd family took a turn for\u003cbr\u003ethe worse, Mary was to find herself in an extremely awkward and\u003cbr\u003edangerous position...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA riveting tale of romance, treachery and heartbreak, set in 15th\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ecentury Scotland: the story of Mary Stewart, eldest sister of James III\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Scotland and her part in making Orkney and Shetland part of Scotland.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hodder \u0026 Stoughton, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47155331924208,"sku":"9781444768138","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781444768138_p0.jpg?v=1763814764","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781444768138","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}