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Eleanor of Aquitaine /

"Eleanor of Aquitaine, eternal historical enigma, has captivated the hearts and minds of historians for centuries. Alluring Cleopatra, ruthless Livia, vixen, lioness, dragon -- all manner of comparisons have been drawn, but this new biography by Desmond Seward rejects the caricatures to produce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seward, Desmond, 1935-2022 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Times Books, [1979]
Subjects:
Eleanor, > of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, > 1122?-1204.
Louis > VII, > King of France, > approximately 1120-1180 > Marriage.
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189 > Marriage.
Eleanor, > of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, > 1122?-1204
Henry > II, > King of England, > 1133-1189
Louis > VII, > King of France, > approximately 1120-1180
Eleanor.
Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Biography.
Queens > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189.
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1154-1189 (Henri II)
Grande-Bretagne > Histoire > 1154-1189 (Henri II) > Biographies.
Marriage
Queens
Great Britain
1154-1189
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Aquitaine and the Troubadours
  • Queen of France
  • The crusader
  • The divorce
  • Duchess of Normandy
  • Queen of England
  • The Angevin empress
  • The court at Poitiers
  • Eleanor's sons
  • Eleanor's revolt
  • The lost years
  • Queen mother
  • The regent
  • Richard's return
  • Fontevrault
  • The death of Richard
  • King John
  • The grandmother of Europe
  • The murder of Arthur
  • The end of the Angevin empire.