{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/c939f8d1-c4bc-478e-8bb9-e5343f9a7ab5/82771945-0afd-4f66-b596-ad95a1dfd2c0?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Rival Queens: Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6215f67d4b795a40fffd3b2c/6215f6c06a99ed0013614043.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>The relationship between Elizabeth I and Catherine de' Medici - the two most powerful Queens of their time - is one of the most intriguing and captivating stories of the 16th century.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In this edition of our sibling podcast <a href=\"https://podfollow.com/not-just-the-tudors/view\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Not Just the Tudors</strong></a>, Professor Suzannah Lipscomb talks to Dr. Estelle Paranque about her new book <em>Blood, Fire and Gold</em>, which explores how these two formidable women wielded and negotiated power, and were united only in their dislike of Mary, Queen of Scots.</p>","author_name":"History Hit"}