Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen and Legend

Name: Eleanor of Aquitaine Queen and Legend
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ISBN: 9780631170723

ISBN-10: 0631170723

ISBN-13: 9780631170723

Edition: 1993

Authors: D. D. R. Owen

List price: $54.95

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"This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England. Her marriage at fifteen to the young Louis VII was later annulled on the grounds of consanguinity. After her divorce, she eluded rival pretenders to marry Henry II, then Count of Anjou and Duke of Normandy. Having campaigned in England to assert his claim to the throne, Henry realized his ambition following the death of King Stephen in 1154. Eleanor thereby became the queen of potentially the most powerful leader in Europe, whose empire stretched from the Scottish borders to the Pyrenees." "Eleanor bore Henry eight…

Book details

List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 1993
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



List of Plates


Map of Plantagenet and French Dominions


The Family of Eleanor of Aquitaine


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Lineage



Life



Legend



Literature



Portrait of a Queen


Chronology


Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index