Eleanor of Aquitaine: A LifeIn this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world. Renowned in her time for being the most beautiful woman in Europe, the wife of two kings and mother of three, Eleanor of Aquitaine was one of the great heroines of the Middle Ages. At a time when women were regarded as little more than chattel, Eleanor managed to defy convention as she exercised power in the political sphere and crucial influence over her husbands and sons. Eleanor of Aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, Weir captures the woman—and the queen—in all her glory. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing pageantry, and irresistible accounts of royal scandal and intrigue, she recreates not only a remarkable personality but a magnificent past era. |
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... Alys of France , his son's betrothed . Confident that he would be granted an annulment , he meant to make her queen of England . That Alys was Henry's mistress is borne out by Ralph Niger , Roger of Hoveden , the Chronicle of Meaux ...
... Alys of France , his son's betrothed . Confident that he would be granted an annulment , he meant to make her queen of England . That Alys was Henry's mistress is borne out by Ralph Niger , Roger of Hoveden , the Chronicle of Meaux ...
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... Alys to his son.34 The King went to France on 18 August , resolved to straighten the matter out with Louis , face to face . They met at Ivry on the Nor- man border on 21 September , 35 and Henry managed to placate Louis with a vague ...
... Alys to his son.34 The King went to France on 18 August , resolved to straighten the matter out with Louis , face to face . They met at Ivry on the Nor- man border on 21 September , 35 and Henry managed to placate Louis with a vague ...
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... Alys of France had led Philip to believe that Henry still intended to repudiate Eleanor and dispossess his sons , so that he could marry Alys himself and start a new family.17 Richard himself was suspicious of Henry's intentions , and ...
... Alys of France had led Philip to believe that Henry still intended to repudiate Eleanor and dispossess his sons , so that he could marry Alys himself and start a new family.17 Richard himself was suspicious of Henry's intentions , and ...
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