Eleanor of Aquitaine
| Publisher | Ballantine Books |
| About/Subject | Eleanor of Aquitaine |
| Format | Trade Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York, NY, United States |
| Copyright | 1999 |
| First Printing in Country | 2001 |
| Pages / Font | 441 pages |
| Library of Congress Catalog Card Number | 00-193442 |
| ISBN | 0-345-43487-0 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9780345434876 |
| Chapters | Preface 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 Notes on the Chief Sources Bibliography Notes and Reference Genealogical Tables Index |
| Notes | "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. In this beautifully written biography, Alison Weir paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional woman, and provides new insights into her intimate world. 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." Copied from back cover. Eight pages of black and white photographs. Ballantine Reader's Circle edition with ten-page appendix with author interview and topics and questions for discussion. |
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