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9780300119114

Eleanor of Aquitaine : Queen of France, Queen of England

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  • ISBN13:

    9780300119114

  • ISBN10:

    0300119119

  • Format: Trade Book
  • Copyright: 2009-06-16
  • Publisher: Yale University Press

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Summary

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 throneRichard 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 Eleanorthe "black legend" of her sexual appetite, for exampleand 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 Biography

Ralph V. Turner is emeritus professor of history, Florida State University. He is the author of King John and The Reign of Richard Lionheart, among many other publications on European medieval history. He lives in Tallahassee.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrationsp. vii
List of Mapsp. ix
Acknowledgmentsp. x
Genealogiesp. xvi
Introduction: Searching for a "Truthful Image" of Eleanor of Aquitainep. 1
Growing Up in the Ducal Court of Aquitaine, 1124-1137p. 10
Bride to a King, Queen of the French, 1137-1145p. 39
Adventures and Misadventures on the Second Crusade, 1145-1149p. 70
A Husband Lost, a Husband Gained, 1149-1154p. 99
Once More a Queen and Mother: England, 1154-1168p. 123
A Queen's Work: Regent for an Absentee King, 1155-1168p. 150
A Taste of Power in Poitou, 1168-1173p. 175
A Queen's Discontent and her Sons' Thwarted Ambitions 1173-1174p. 205
A Captive Queen's Lost Years, 1174-1189p. 231
The Queen-Mother: Richard's Reign, 1189-1199p. 256
Securing the Plantagenet Legacy: John's Reign, 1199-1204p. 280
Overwhelmed by a Black Legendp. 299
Abbreviationsp. 314
Notesp. 318
Bibliographyp. 364
Indexp. 383
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