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Eleanor of Aquitaine

by Alison Weir

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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. 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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About the Author

Alison Weir is the author of Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, The Princes in the Tower, The Wars of the Roses, The Children of Henry VIII, and The Life of Elizabeth I. She lives outside London with her husband and two children.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780345434876
Author:
Weir, Alison
Publisher:
Ballantine Books
Location:
New York
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Great britain
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Royalty
Subject:
Queens
Subject:
History
Subject:
France
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Marriage
Subject:
Queens -- Great Britain.
Subject:
Henry - Marriage
Subject:
General History
Subject:
Biography-Royalty
Copyright:
2001
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Ballantine Reader's Circle
Series Volume:
ASP-80-1
Publication Date:
20010431
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
480
Dimensions:
8.32x5.38x1.06 in. .88 lbs.
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Biography » Women
History and Social Science » Europe » France » General
History and Social Science » Europe » France » Medieval and Renaissance
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