| 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 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 Show all ▾ |
| 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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