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PublisherPegasus Books
ISBN-101605986356
ISBN-139781605986357
eBay Product ID (ePID)201669352
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Book TitleEleanor of Aquitaine
Number of Pages288 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWomen, Royalty, Cultural Heritage, Historical
Publication Year2014
IllustratorYes
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorDesmond Seward
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight15 oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
ReviewsGripping and enthralling. No writer of fiction, however imaginative, could dream up more spellbinding plots than what actually happened, so skilfully recounted here., History as it should be written: without hindsight or embellishment, but with erudition and a sense of immediacy that makes it a gripping and original read.
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal942/.031/092
Synopsis"A monstrous injurer of of heaven and earth," as Shakespeare referred to this powerful medieval matriarch, Eleanor of Aquitaine reigned as England's stormiest and most ambitious queen. She ruled over France and England, and among her sons were Richard the Lion-heart and King John. She was considered the sex symbol of her age, as beautiful and she was regal, universally admired and honored by troubadours--until her ambitions led to her imprisonment.The heart of Eleanor's story is her thirst for power. A magnificent independent ruler in her own right, she lost her power when she married Louis VII of France. She received neither influence nor fame by her second marriage to King Henry II, and her husband jailed her for fifteen years for supporting their son's claim to the throne. Her husband was succeeded by their son, King Richard the Lion-heart, who immediately released his mother from prison. Eleanor then acted as Regent while Richard launched the Third Crusade.Her loveliness and glamour, her throwing-off of the constraints that shackled women of the 12th century, and her gifts as a politician and ruler make Eleanor's story one of the most colorful of the Middle Ages. Desmond Seward's classic biography presents the full pageant and intrigue-rich story of this most magnificent of princesses., The dramatic story of an ambitious princess, heiress, and ruler, Eleanor of Aquitaine captures the character of this archetypal medieval queen in all of her beauty and political intrigue, A monstrous injurer of of heaven and earth, as Shakespeare referred to this powerful medieval matriarch, Eleanor of Aquitaine reigned as England's stormiest and most ambitious queen. She ruled over France and England, and among her sons were Richard the Lion-heart and King John. She was considered the sex symbol of her age, as beautiful and she was regal, universally admired and honored by troubadours--until her ambitions led to her imprisonment.The heart of Eleanor's story is her thirst for power. A magnificent independent ruler in her own right, she lost her power when she married Louis VII of France. She received neither influence nor fame by her second marriage to King Henry II, and her husband jailed her for fifteen years for supporting their son's claim to the throne. Her husband was succeeded by their son, King Richard the Lion-heart, who immediately released his mother from prison. Eleanor then acted as Regent while Richard launched the Third Crusade.Her loveliness and glamour, her throwing-off of the constraints that shackled women of the 12th century, and her gifts as a politician and ruler make Eleanor's story one of the most colorful of the Middle Ages. Desmond Seward's classic biography presents the full pageant and intrigue-rich story of this most magnificent of princesses., "A monstrous injurer of heaven and earth," as Shakespeare referred to this powerful medieval matriarch, Eleanor of Aquitaine's reign as England's stormiest and most ambitious queen has never been matched. As the greatest heiress in Europe, she was in turn Queen of France and Queen of England; among her sons were Richard the Lionheart and King John. A magnificent independent ruler in her own right, she lost her power when she married Louis VII of France. She received neither influence nor fame by her second marriage to King Henry II, who jailed her for fifteen years for conspiring and supporting their son's claim to the throne. Her husband was succeeded by their son, King Richard the Lionheart, who immediately released his mother from prison. Eleanor then acted as Regent while Richard launched the Third Crusade. Her loveliness and glamour, her throwing-off of the constraints that shackled women of the twelve century, and her very real gifts as a politician and ruler make Eleanor's story one of the most colorful of the High Middle Ages.
LC Classification NumberDA209.E6S45 2014
