Eleanor of Aquitaine
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"A monstrous injurer of heaven and earth," as Shakespeare referred to this powerful medieval matriarch, Eleanor of Aquitaine's reign as England's stormiest and most ambitious queen has never been matched. As the greatest heiress in Europe, she was in turn Queen of France and Queen of England; among her sons were Richard the Lionheart and King John. A magnificent independent ruler in her own right, she lost her power when she married Louis VII of France. She received neither influence nor fame by her second marriage to King Henry II, who jailed her for fifteen years for conspiring and supporting their son's claim to the throne. Her husband was succeeded by their son, King Richard the Lionheart, who immediately released his mother from prison. Eleanor then acted as Regent while Richard launched the Third Crusade. Her loveliness and glamour, her throwing-off of the constraints that shackled women of the twelfth century, and her very real gifts as a politician and ruler make Eleanor's story one of the most colorful of the High Middle Ages.
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Eleanor
Eleanor, -- of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, -- 1122?-1204
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
Henry
Henry -- II, -- King of England, -- 1133-1189 -- Marriage
History
Louis
Louis -- VII, -- King of France, -- approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
Marriage
Queens
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
Eleanor, -- of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, -- 1122?-1204
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Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
Henry
Henry -- II, -- King of England, -- 1133-1189 -- Marriage
History
Louis
Louis -- VII, -- King of France, -- approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
Marriage
Queens
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
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9781605987101
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Electronic books
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Henry -- II, -- King of England, -- 1133-1189 -- Marriage
Louis -- VII, -- King of France, -- approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
Electronic books
Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- Biography
Henry -- II, -- King of England, -- 1133-1189 -- Marriage
Louis -- VII, -- King of France, -- approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage
Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography
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Marriage
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