Eleanor of Aquitaine: A LifeRenowned 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. In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional woman, and provides new insights into her intimate world. 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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... Abbot knew the Bible almost by heart . Suger was now fifty - six . Born a serf , he was a gifted and compas- sionate man who had risen through the ranks of the Church by virtue of his own abilities , and become Abbot of Saint - Denis in ...
... Abbot knew the Bible almost by heart . Suger was now fifty - six . Born a serf , he was a gifted and compas- sionate man who had risen through the ranks of the Church by virtue of his own abilities , and become Abbot of Saint - Denis in ...
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... Abbot mounted an open - air platform in a field and delivered an inspirational sermon to the assembled multitudes . Apart from his re- iteration of the papal bull and its promise of salvation to all who took the Cross , his words are ...
... Abbot mounted an open - air platform in a field and delivered an inspirational sermon to the assembled multitudes . Apart from his re- iteration of the papal bull and its promise of salvation to all who took the Cross , his words are ...
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... Abbot Luke of Turpenay , 23 and arrived at the King's bedside on 6 April . On that day , his chaplain , Milo , Abbot of Le Pin , heard the King's last confession.24 Richard asked to be buried at his father's feet in con- trition for ...
... Abbot Luke of Turpenay , 23 and arrived at the King's bedside on 6 April . On that day , his chaplain , Milo , Abbot of Le Pin , heard the King's last confession.24 Richard asked to be buried at his father's feet in con- trition for ...
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