April Queen
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Published on 1. April 2011
368 pages
978-0-7524-7304-8 (ISBN)
Description
Eleanor of Aquitaine was the only person ever to sit on the thrones of both France and England. In this account of the turbulent adventures of the extraordinary mother of Richard the Lionheart and King John, author Douglas Boyd takes us into the heart and mind of the woman who changed the shape of Europe for 300 years by marrying Henry of Anjou to make him England's Henry II. Brought up in the comfort- and culture-loving Mediterranean civilisation of southern France, she was a European with a continent-wide vision and a peculiarly 'modern' woman who rejected the subordinate female role decreed by the Church. In this biography, using French, Old French, Latin and Occitan sources, Douglas Boyd lays bare Eleanor's relationship and vividly brings her world to life.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
File size
3,59 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-7304-8 (9780752473048)
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04/2011
The History Press Ltd
€28.00
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Person
DOUGLAS BOYD was trained as a Russian language snooper on Warsaw Pact air forces, based at a secret RAF SIGINT base in Berlin. He first put his lifelong fascination with history to professional use when scripting and directing historical reconstructions as a BBC Television producer, and he is a well-published author of books such as Moscow Rules and The Other First World War.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Illustrations and Maps
- Introduction
- 1 The Aquitaine Succession
- 2 Mistress of Paris, Aged Fifteen
- 3 The Scandalous Pagan Queen
- 4 'I married a monk'
- 5 Crusading Fever Sweeps Europe
- 6 Luxury in Constantinople, Massacre on Mount Cadmos
- 7 Accusation in Antioch, Joy in Jerusalem, Defeat at Damascus
- 8 Eleanor's Greatest Gamble
- 9 A Son at Last
- 10 Court Life with Henry
- 11 King, Queen, Bishop
- 12 Rift and Separation
- 13 Rebellion and Betrayal
- 14 From Palace to Prison
- 15 A Prisoner of Moment
- 16 The Lady Eleanor
- 17 Richard the Hero
- 18 'Shame on them all!'
- 19 Cruel News from Châlus
- 20 A Choice of Evils
- 21 To a Death in the Morning
- Appendix A: The Search for Eleanor's Face
- Appendix B: Eleanor's Poetry and Song
- Genealogical Tables
- Notes and Sources
- Further Reading
- Plate Section
- Copyright
