Author : Amy Kelly
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 41,41 MB
Release : 1950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780674242548
An account of Queen Eleanor which describes her dramatic life as a queen, her marriages, and her contributions to that period.
Author : Ann Kramer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 24,92 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780792258957
A biography of medieval Europe's greatest queen, who was queen of both France and England.
Author : Ralph V. Turner
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 17,79 MB
Release : 2009-06-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300159897
Eleanor of Aquitaine’s extraordinary life seems more likely to be found in the pages of fiction. Proud daughter of a distinguished French dynasty, she married the king of France, Louis VII, then the king of England, Henry II, and gave birth to two sons who rose to take the English throne—Richard the Lionheart and John. Renowned for her beauty, hungry for power, headstrong, and unconventional, Eleanor traveled on crusades, acted as regent for Henry II and later for Richard, incited rebellion, endured a fifteen-year imprisonment, and as an elderly widow still wielded political power with energy and enthusiasm. This gripping biography is the definitive account of the most important queen of the Middle Ages. Ralph Turner, a leading historian of the twelfth century, strips away the myths that have accumulated around Eleanor—the “black legend” of her sexual appetite, for example—and challenges the accounts that relegate her to the shadows of the kings she married and bore. Turner focuses on a wealth of primary sources, including a collection of Eleanor’s own documents not previously accessible to scholars, and portrays a woman who sought control of her own destiny in the face of forceful resistance. A queen of unparalleled appeal, Eleanor of Aquitaine retains her power to fascinate even 800 years after her death.
Author : Sara Cockerill
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 44,51 MB
Release : 2019-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1445646188
'Impeccably researched and beautifully written, this book offers a fresh perspective on one of the most controversial queens in history. Not to be missed.' Tracey Borman
Author : Elizabeth Chadwick
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 44,21 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1402294077
Scandal, politics, sex, triumphs, and tragedies abound in The Summer Queen, the first novel in this stunning trilogy, by New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Chadwick Young Eleanor has everything to look forward to as the heiress to the wealthy Aquitaine. But when her beloved father suddenly dies, childhood is over. Sent to Paris and forced to marry Prince Louis VII of France, she barely adjusts before another death catapults them to King and Queen. The first in the Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy, The Summer Queen follows Eleanor through the Second Crusade to the end of her marriage to Louis VII. Faced with great scandals, trials, fraught relationships, and forbidden love at every turn, Eleanor seeks the path that will make her queen of two countries and one of the most powerful women in the world. Chadwick's meticulous research portrays the Middle Ages and Eleanor with depth and vivid imagery unparalleled in historical fiction that will keep readers riveted and wanting more. Following the legendary life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, 12th Century Queen of France, and later Queen of England, this trilogy is medieval historical fiction at its most romantic, scandalous, and intriguing. The Eleanor of Aquitaine Trilogy: The Summer Queen (Book 1) The Winter Crown (Book 2) The Autumn Throne (Book 3) Praise for The Summer Queen: "A magnificent woman's story told by a brilliant historical novelist; realistic, emotional, vibrant, exciting and unputdownable."—RT Book Reviews, July Top Pick "The Summer Queen is a fabulous novel based on the most up-to-date and meticulous research. This is historical fiction at its best and I loved every page of it."—For Winter Nights: A bookish blog
Author : Marion Meade
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 16,29 MB
Release : 1991-11-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1101173939
"Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view."—Allene Talmey, Vogue.
Author : Alison Weir
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 620 pages
File Size : 48,92 MB
Release : 2012-12-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 030783185X
In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world. 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. 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.
Author : Rachel A. Koestler-Grack
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 11,41 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Biography
ISBN : 1438104162
In addition to being queen consort of both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, she was also the mother of Richard I the Lion-Heart and John of England.
Author : Kristiana Gregory
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 25,67 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780439164849
Mischievous and daring, a young princess ascends to new heights after a life of trials and tribulations.
Author : Polly Schoyer Brooks
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,45 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780395981399
A biography of the twelfth-century queen, first of France, then of England, who was the wife of Henry II and mother of several notable sons, including Richard the Lionhearted.
