{"product_id":"the-rebel-empresses-9781399603997","title":"The Rebel Empresses","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Shadow of the Empress\u003c\/i\u003e comes the thrilling chronicle of two of the most influential and glamorous women in nineteenth-century Europe-Elisabeth, empress of Austria, and Eugénie, empress of France-and their efforts to rule amid the scandal, intrigue, tragedy, and violence of their era.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen they married Emperors Franz Joseph and Napoleon III, respectively, Elisabeth of Austria and Eugénie of France became two of the most famous women on the planet.  Not only were they both young and beautiful-becoming cultural and fashion icons of their time-but they played a pivotal role in ruling their realms during a tempestuous era characterized by unprecedented political and technological change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFearless, adventurous, and independent, Elisabeth and Eugénie represented a new kind of empress-one who rebelled against tradition and anticipated and embraced modern values.  Yet both women endured hardship in their private and public lives.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019756634455,"sku":"9781399603997","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781399603997.jpg?v=1750781206","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-rebel-empresses-9781399603997","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}