{"product_id":"young-queens-the-intertwined-lives-of-catherine-de-medici-elisabeth-de-valois-and-mary-queen-of-scots-paperback","title":"Young Queens: The Intertwined Lives of Catherine De' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeah Redmond Chang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinalist for The\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize (Biography)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Books of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of\u003ci\u003e BookRiot\u003c\/i\u003e's Best Biographies of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Women's Prize in Nonfiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots--three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOrphaned from infancy, Catherine de' Medici endured a tumultuous childhood. Married to the French king, she was widowed by forty, only to become the power behind the French throne during a period of intense civil strife. In 1546, Catherine gave birth to a daughter, Elisabeth de Valois, who would become Queen of Spain. Two years later, Catherine welcomed to her nursery the beguiling young Mary Queen of Scots, who would later become her daughter-in-law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, Catherine, Elisabeth, and Mary lived through the sea changes that transformed sixteenth-century Europe, a time of expanding empires, religious discord, and populist revolt, as concepts of nationhood began to emerge and ideas of sovereignty inched closer to absolutism. They would learn that to rule as a queen was to wage a constant war against the deeply entrenched misogyny of their time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing the intertwined stories of the three women from girlhood through young adulthood, Leah Redmond Chang's \u003ci\u003eYoung Queens\u003c\/i\u003e paints a picture of a world in which a woman could wield power at the highest level yet remain at the mercy of the state, her body serving as the currency of empire and dynasty, sacrificed to the will of husband, family, kingdom.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeah Redmond Chang\u003c\/b\u003e is a former associate professor of French literature and culture at the George Washington University. Her writing draws on her extensive experience as a researcher in the archives and in rare book libraries. Previous books include \u003ci\u003eInto Print: The Invention of Female Authorship in Early Modern France\u003c\/i\u003e, which focused on women and book culture in the sixteenth century, and (with Katherine Kong) \u003ci\u003ePortraits of the Queen Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, about the many public faces of Catherine de Medici. With her husband and three children, she lives in Washington, DC, and London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751732805920,"sku":"9781250338402","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b7baf7e685d649f123fd525c7c3a9ae0.webp?v=1779978851","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/young-queens-the-intertwined-lives-of-catherine-de-medici-elisabeth-de-valois-and-mary-queen-of-scots-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}