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Alison Weir did extensive research on the First Lady of the Twelfth Century. Eleanor was duchess of Aquitaine in her own right. Through marriage she first became the Queen of France and then the Queen of England. One of the great travelers of the Middle Ages. she went on a crusade and would... read more
Characters/People edit
- Eleanor of Aquitaine: Duchess of Aquitaine, Queen of France, Queen of England
- Henry II: King of England (b. 1133 d. 1189 r.1154-1189)/ First of the Plantagenet Dynasty of England. Married to Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- Duke Richard: the future King Richard I of England. First son of Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine.
- John: Second son of King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. Future King John of England
- Geoffrey: Add a description of this character.
- Philippa
- William Longchamp
- Arthur
- Matilda
- Theobald
- Raymond
- Joanna
- Louis
- Becket
- Stephen
- Bernard
- Marguerite
- Rosamund
- Suger
- Norman
- Raoul De Faye
- Isabella
- Messina
- Constance
- Walter Map
- Marie
- Tancred
- Hugh
- Le Mans
- Alys
- Manuel
- Hubert Walter
- Peter
- Pope
- Touraine
- Saint-denis
- Roger
- Baldwin
- Conrad
- Otto
- Richard De Lucy
- Gervase
Setting & Locations edit
- Aquitaine
- England
- France
- Fontevrault
- Anjou
- Poitou
- Paris
- Rouen
- Brittany
- Poitiers
- London
- Berengaria
- Jerusalem
- Canterbury
- Toulouse
- Winchester
- Europe
- Bordeaux
- Sicily
- Antioch
- Maine
- Germany
- Coutances
- Holy Land
- Rome
- Gascony
- Limoges
- Woodstock
- Gisors
- Constantinople
- Chinon
- Ireland
- Salisbury
- Windsor
- Channel
- Dover
- York
- Blois
- Navarre
- Italy
- Castile
- Outremer
- Saxony
- Southampton
- Vexin
- Lord Henry
- Austria
- Devizes
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
In the Romanesque cathedral of Poitiers a man and a woman stood before the high altar, exchanging wedding vows.
Table of Contents edit
Prologue: 18 May 1152
1. "Opulent Aquitaine"
2. "A Model of Virtue"
3. "Counsel of the Devil"
4. "To Jerusalem!"
5. "A Righteous Annulment"
6. "A Happy Issue"
7. "All the Business of the Kingdoms"
8. "Eleanor, By the Grace of God, Queen of England"
9. "The King Has Wrought a Miracle"
10. "Conjectures Which Grow Day By Day"
11. "The Holy Martyr"
12, "The Cubs Shall Awake"
13. "Beware of Your Wife and Sons"
14. "Poor Prisoner"
15. "Shame, Shame on a Conquered King!"
16. "The Eagle Shall Rejoice in Her Third Nesting"
17. "The Admiration of Her Age"
18. "The Devil is Loosed!"
19. "The Stage of My Old Age"
20. "The Most Reverend Eleanor"
21. "The Brood of the Wicked Shall Not Thrive"
22. "A Candle Goeth Out"
Notes on the Chief Sources
Bibliography
Notes and References
Genealogical Tables
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alison Weir (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0224044249
Page Count: 432
Publisher: Jonathan Cape
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 0224044249
Page Count: 432
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 942.031092
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