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Eleanor of Aquitaine

the queen who rode off to battle
Tells the life story of Eleanor of Aquitaine, describing her reigns as queen of France, which began when she was fifteen, and of England; the rebellion of her sons against King Henry; and her imprisonment; and presents information on court life and the experiences of women in medieval times.
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Captive queen

a novel of Eleanor of Aquitaine
2010
A fictionalized account of the life of twelfth-century French queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, covering her childhood, years as consort and wife to the pious King Louis VII of France, relationship with Henry of Anjou, rivalries, children, and more.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

a biography
1991
A biography of the woman who inherited one-quarter of modern day France at age fifteen, became queen of France and later queen of England, as well as the mother of Richard Coeur de Lion.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

heroine of the Middle Ages
2006
Presents a biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her early years in twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other aspects of her life.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

a life
2001
A biography of Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her early years in twelfth-century Europe, her marriages to France's King Louis VII and England's Henry II, her unprecedented political power, and other aspects of her life.

Song for Eloise

2003
In twelfth-century France, fifteen-year-old Eloise, newly and unhappily married to the rough, ambitious, much older but devoted Robert of Rochefort, finds it difficult to adjust to her new life and unwisely falls in love with the young troubadour who comes to sing at her husband's castle.

The book of Eleanor

a novel
2002
Offers a fictionalized account of the life of Eleanor, the Duchess of Aquitaine, and her life in the wealthy and powerful province in the south of France.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

the richest queen in Medieval Europe
2005
Chronicles the life of twelfth-century English queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, covering such topics as her marriages and her rule in the place of Richard the Lionheart.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

a biography
1977
A biography of the woman who inherited one-quarter of modern day France at age fifteen, became queen of France and later queen of England, as well as the mother of Richard Coeur de Lion.

Eleanor of Aquitaine

medieval queen
2006
Chronicles the life of twelfth-century queen Eleanor of Aquitaine, discussing her childhood in France, her marriages to kings of France and England, her rebellion against Henry II and subsequent imprisonment, and the reigns of her sons Richard and John.

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