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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... Duke Richard , and Duke Geoffrey had successfully supported King Philip in a war against Philip of Flanders . Towards the end of 1181 news of Henry's daughters filtered through to England . Joanna had borne a son , Bohemond , who had ...
... Duke Richard , and Duke Geoffrey had successfully supported King Philip in a war against Philip of Flanders . Towards the end of 1181 news of Henry's daughters filtered through to England . Joanna had borne a son , Bohemond , who had ...
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... Duke of Burgundy 2.1076 m . Duke of Normandy Baldwin I c1008-1035 Count of т Herleva of Falaise i c1012- closo Flanders 0.1067 Philip I. King of France 1052.1108 Louis II King of France 1081-1137 Audearde M. William III , Duke of ...
... Duke of Burgundy 2.1076 m . Duke of Normandy Baldwin I c1008-1035 Count of т Herleva of Falaise i c1012- closo Flanders 0.1067 Philip I. King of France 1052.1108 Louis II King of France 1081-1137 Audearde M. William III , Duke of ...
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... Duke of Aquitaine , 8-16 , 25 , 48 , 183 , 317 William " Longwood , " Earl of Salisbury , 94 , 165 William of Anjou ... Duke of Aquitaine , 7–8 , 15 William VI , Duke of Aquitaine , 8 William VII , Duke of Aquitaine , 8 William VIII ...
... Duke of Aquitaine , 8-16 , 25 , 48 , 183 , 317 William " Longwood , " Earl of Salisbury , 94 , 165 William of Anjou ... Duke of Aquitaine , 7–8 , 15 William VI , Duke of Aquitaine , 8 William VII , Duke of Aquitaine , 8 William VIII ...
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