{"product_id":"book-f73c","title":"When Women Ruled the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eA leading Renaissance scholar shows in this revisionist history how four powerful women redefined the culture of European monarchy in the glorious sixteenth century.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \"Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteenth-century Europe was a time of destabilization of age-old norms and the waging of religious wars—yet it also witnessed the remarkable flowering of a pacific culture cultivated by a cohort of extraordinary women rulers who sat on Europe's thrones, most notably Mary Tudor; Elizabeth I; Mary, Queen of Scots; and Catherine de' Medici.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecasting the dramatic stories and complex political relationships among these four women rulers, Maureen Quilligan rewrites centuries of scholarship that sought to depict intense personal hatreds among them. Instead, showing how the queens engendered a culture of mutual respect, \u003ci\u003eWhen Women Ruled the World\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the gift-giving by which they aimed to ensure female bonds of friendship and alliance. Detailing the artistic and political creativity that  flourished in the pockets of peace created by these queens, this book offers a new perspective on the glory of the Renaissance and the women who helped to create it.","brand":"Highbridge Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49364807057712,"sku":"BDf73c","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49364807123248,"sku":"ZEf73c","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49364807156016,"sku":"ZMf73c","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/f73c-cover.jpg?v=1765862183","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-f73c","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}