{"product_id":"9781529346282","title":"Embroidering Her Truth : Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Hunter, Clare \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 19\/01\/2023,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529346282,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI felt that Mary was there, pulling at my sleeve, willing me to appreciate the artistry, wanting me to understand the dazzle of the material world that shaped her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt her execution Mary, Queen of Scots wore red. Widely known as the colour of strength and passion, it was in fact worn by Mary as the Catholic symbol of martyrdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn sixteenth-century Europe women's voices were suppressed and silenced. Even for a queen like Mary, her prime duty was to bear sons. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40932299505708,"sku":"9781529346282","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529346282.jpg?v=1759679741","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529346282","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}