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24%OFFAlison Weir - Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England - 9780099523550 - V9780099523550
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Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England

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Description for Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England Paperback. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages, and also one of the most controversial. Having inherited a vast feudal domain stretching from the Loire to the Pyrenees, she was one of the greatest heiresses in history. This biography offers a perspective on this woman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.

Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages and also one of the most controversial. She was beautiful, intelligent and wilful, and in her lifetime there were rumours about her that were not without substance. She had been reared in a relaxed and licentious court where the arts of the troubadours flourished, and was even said to have presided over the fabled Courts of Love. Eleanor married in turn Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, and was the mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John. She lived to be 82, ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099523550
SKU
V9780099523550
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About Alison Weir
Alison Weir is one of Britain’s top-selling historians. She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and Tudor periods. Her bestselling history books include The Six Wives of Henry VIII, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Elizabeth of York and The Lost Tudor Princess. Her novels include Innocent Traitor, Katherine of Aragon: The True Queen ... Read more

Reviews for Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England
Her biography reads like a medieval romance, a marvellous intermingling of fact with legend...fascinating...splendid
Literary Review
Weir approaches Eleanor's story with an objective eye and a mass of primary and secondary source material. The result is as vivid as it is informative
The Times
Sensible and eminently readable
Times Literary Supplement
When you finish ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England


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