{"product_id":"9781529346282-embroidering-her-truth","title":"Embroidering Her Truth","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn alternative biography of Mary, Queen of Scots through the textiles of her life from the author of \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThreads of Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eA brilliant achievement'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSCOTSMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A charmed feat of imagination and learning' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHILARY MANTEL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced., and despite her royal position Mary, Queen of Scots was no exception. But, in an age when textiles expressed power, Mary exploited them to emphasise her female agency. From her lavishly embroidered gowns as the prospective wife of the French Dauphin to the fashion dolls she used to encourage a Marian style at the Scottish court and the subversive messages she embroidered in captivity for her supporters, Mary used textiles to advance her political agenda, affirm her royal lineage and tell her own story.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this eloquent cultural biography, Clare Hunter exquisitely blends history, politics and memoir to tell the story of a queen in her own voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40650954702945,"sku":"9781529346282","price":11.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28367037.jpg?v=1722535690","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781529346282-embroidering-her-truth","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}