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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... Robert of Torigni . 12. Ibid . 13. Ibid . 14. Ibid .; Gesta Stephani ; Gervase of Canterbury . 15. Robert of Torigni . 16. Richard . 17. Ibid . 18. Ibid . 19. This biography was by Uc of Saint - Circ , who is quoted in Choix des poésies ...
... Robert of Torigni . 12. Ibid . 13. Ibid . 14. Ibid .; Gesta Stephani ; Gervase of Canterbury . 15. Robert of Torigni . 16. Richard . 17. Ibid . 18. Ibid . 19. This biography was by Uc of Saint - Circ , who is quoted in Choix des poésies ...
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... Robert of Torigni . 12. William FitzStephen ; Court , Household and Itinerary ; J. H. Ramsay , A His- tory of Revenues of the Kings of England . 13. William of Newburgh . 14. Roger of Hoveden ; Robert of Torigni . 15. Pipe Rolls . 16.
... Robert of Torigni . 12. William FitzStephen ; Court , Household and Itinerary ; J. H. Ramsay , A His- tory of Revenues of the Kings of England . 13. William of Newburgh . 14. Roger of Hoveden ; Robert of Torigni . 15. Pipe Rolls . 16.
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... Robert of Torigni ; John of Salisbury . The office of Seneschal of France had previously been bestowed by Louis on another son - in - law , Theobald of Blois . 3. William of Canterbury . 4. Robert of Torigni . 5. William of Canterbury ...
... Robert of Torigni ; John of Salisbury . The office of Seneschal of France had previously been bestowed by Louis on another son - in - law , Theobald of Blois . 3. William of Canterbury . 4. Robert of Torigni . 5. William of Canterbury ...
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