{"product_id":"9780099549734","title":"Rival Queens","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Scintillating, provocative... An elegant synthesis of royal biography and political thriller.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eA \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e History Book of the Year\u003c\/u\u003e: a\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e story which inspired the Hollywood film MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary, Queen of Scots \u0026amp; Elizabeth I of England. Two powerful monarchs on a single island. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThreatened by voices who believed no woman could govern.\u003cbr\u003eSurrounded by sycophants, spies and detractors.  \u003cbr\u003eAccosted for their dominion, their favour and their bodies. \u003cbr\u003eBesieged by secret plots, devastating betrayals and a terrible final act. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOnly one queen could survive to rule all. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e___________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Brings us a fresh Mary, set in a gloriously rich context, a tragic heroine - irresistibly real and relevant... There isn't a line wasted in this taut, dramatic and utterly beguiling biography.' \u003c\/b\u003eCharles Spencer \u003ci\u003eauthor of Killers of the King: The Men Who Dared to Execute Charles I\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The perfect combination of scholarship and storytelling, meticulous research and emotional insight, Kate Williams brings Mary vividly to life in all her complexities and contradictions.' \u003c\/b\u003eKate Mosse, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Burning Chambers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'It takes a special kind of historian to turn an old story on its head. Eye-opening, provocative, this is the great rivalry re-imagined for the #MeToo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003egeneration.'\u003c\/b\u003e Lucy Worsley\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Williams, Kate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58124679446902,"sku":"9780099549734","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1208\/4146\/files\/9780099549734.jpg?v=1781968004","url":"https:\/\/chepstowbooks.co.uk\/products\/9780099549734","provider":"Chepstow Books \u0026 Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}