Description
| Product ID: | 9780099523550 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Eleanor Of Aquitaine |
| Subtitle: | By the Wrath of God, Queen of England |
| Authors: | Author: Alison Weir |
| Page Count: | 464 |
| Subjects: | Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: historical, political & military, European history, History, British & Irish history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, England, c 1000 CE to c 1500 |
| Description: | She lived to be 82, but it was only in old age that she triumphed over the adversities and tragedies of her earlier years and became virtual ruler of England. Eleanor has exerted a fascination over writers and biographers for 800 years, but the prevailing myths and legends that attach to her name still tend to obscure the truth. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages and also one of the most controversial. She was beautiful, intelligent and wilful, and in her lifetime there were rumours about her that were not without substance. She had been reared in a relaxed and licentious court where the arts of the troubadours flourished, and was even said to have presided over the fabled Courts of Love. Eleanor married in turn Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, and was the mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John. She lived to be 82, but it was only in old age that she triumphed over the adversities and tragedies of her earlier years and became virtual ruler of England. |
| Imprint Name: | Vintage |
| Publisher Name: | Vintage Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2008-01-10 |
