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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Page 171
... Lusignans had not yet finished with him . On 27 March , Eleanor , accompanied by Earl Patrick and a small es- cort ... Lusignan and his brother Geoffreys at the head of an armed force . Their intention was to take the Queen hostage and ...
... Lusignans had not yet finished with him . On 27 March , Eleanor , accompanied by Earl Patrick and a small es- cort ... Lusignan and his brother Geoffreys at the head of an armed force . Their intention was to take the Queen hostage and ...
Page 328
... Lusignan , fearing that the union of two such powerful vassals might in the long run prove detrimental to himself and the stability of the Angevin empire . Yet there is no doubt that he was strongly attracted to her . It was essential ...
... Lusignan , fearing that the union of two such powerful vassals might in the long run prove detrimental to himself and the stability of the Angevin empire . Yet there is no doubt that he was strongly attracted to her . It was essential ...
Page 434
... Lusignan , Bourguigne de , Countess of Toulouse , 305 Lusignan , Geoffrey de , 171 , 172 , 204 , 318 , 327-334 Lusignan , Guy de , King of Jerusalem , 171 , 172 , 204 , 267 , 273 Lusignan , Hugh VIII de , 49 Lusignan , Hugh IX de ...
... Lusignan , Bourguigne de , Countess of Toulouse , 305 Lusignan , Geoffrey de , 171 , 172 , 204 , 318 , 327-334 Lusignan , Guy de , King of Jerusalem , 171 , 172 , 204 , 267 , 273 Lusignan , Hugh VIII de , 49 Lusignan , Hugh IX de ...
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