Eleanor of Aquitaine a life

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Summary

A biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her early years in twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other aspects of her life.

Contents

Prologue: 18 May 1152
"Opulent Aquitaine"
"A Model of Virtue"
"Counsel of the Devil"
"To Jerusalem!"
"A Righteous Annulment"
"A Happy Issue"
"All the Business of the Kingdom"
"Eleanor, by the Grace of God, Queen of England"
"The King Has Wrought a Miracle"
"Conjectures Which Grow Day by Day"
"The Holy Martyr"
"The Cubs Shall Awake"
"Beware of Your Wife and Sons"
"Poor Prisoner"
"Shame, Shame on a Conquered King!"
"The Eagle Shall Rejoice in Her Third Nesting"
"The Admiration of Her Age"
"The Devil Is Loosed!"
"The Staff of My Old Age"
"The Most Reverend Eleanor"
"The Brood of the Wicked Shall Not Thrive"
"A Candle Goeth Out".

Additional Information

Subjects	Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204 Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 Marriage Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 Marriage Queens Great Britain Biography Queens France Biography Biography & Autobiography Nonfiction History Great Britain History Henry II, 1154-1189 Biography. France History Louis VII, 1137-1180 Biography. Electronic books. 1122?-1204. approximately 1120-1180 1133-1189 Henry II, 1154-1189 Louis VII, 1137-1180
Publisher	New York :Random House Publishing Group2012 2012
Edition	Ballantine Books trade pbk. ed.
Contributors	OverDrive, Inc.
Language	English
System Details	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Format: Adobe EPUB eBook Format: Kindle Book Format: OverDrive READ Requires Adobe Digital Editions or Amazon Kindle
Description	1 online resource
Bibliography Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN	9780307831859 9780307831859
Other	Classic View