![]() ![]() She is the author of numerous works of history and historical fiction, specialising in the medieval and. By careful research, Alison Weir has produced a vivid biography with a fresh and provocative perspective on this extraordinary woman. Alison Weir is one of Britains top-selling historians. She lived to be 82, but it was only in old age that she triumphed over the adversities and tragedies of her earlier years and became virtual ruler of England.Įleanor has exerted a fascination over writers and biographers for 800 years, but the prevailing myths and legends that attach to her name still tend to obscure the truth. 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 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. ![]() Learn more Ship This Item Temporarily Out of Stock Online Buy Online, Pick up in Store Check Availability at Nearby Stores Item eligible for B&N Rewards. She was beautiful, intelligent and wilful, and in her lifetime there were rumours about her that were not without substance. Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England by Alison Weir Hardcover (1 ED) 28.00 Premium Members save an additional 10 and earn stamps to save even more. A fascinating account of one of the most alluring figures of the Middle Ages by one of Britain's most respected historians.Įleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages and also one of the most controversial. ![]()
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