{"product_id":"9781800244771","title":"Catherine de' Medici : The Life and Times of the Serpent Queen","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Hollingsworth, Mary \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eItaly\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 8 May 2025 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Apollo) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 480 pages, 1x8pp col\u003cbr\u003e128 x 198 x 32 | 354g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Financial Times Book of the Year‘Thoroughly researched.’ Sunday Times‘To be devoured.’ Philip Mansel'This book is a treat for fans of well-told history.' Washington PostHistory is rarely kind to women of power, but few have had their reputations quite so brutally shredded as Catherine de’ Medici.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this new biography of the most powerful woman in sixteenth-century Europe, Mary Hollingsworth uses neglected primary sources to recreate the life and times of a remarkable – and remarkably traduced – woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Hollingsworth delves into the archives to discover deeper truths behind the persistent myths of sectarian cruelty and ruinous extravagance, and to reveal a cultured and politically astute woman who worked tirelessly to find a way for Catholics and Protestants to coexist peacefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Mold","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55125329609080,"sku":"9781800244771","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0277\/7802\/3522\/files\/9781800244771_6c6e8be1-cd5d-452c-8b3d-d9486c02a8be.jpg?v=1771682409","url":"https:\/\/www.mold-bookshop.live\/products\/9781800244771","provider":"The Bookshop. Mold.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}