| Description |
xi, 395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [318]-382) and index. |
| Contents |
Growing up in the Ducal Court of Aquitaine, 1124-1137 -- Bride to a King, Queen of the French, 1137-1145 -- Adventures and misadventures on the second crusade, 1145-1154 -- Once more a Queen and mother: England, 1154-1168 -- A Queen's work: Regent for an absentee King, 1155-1168 -- A taste of power in Poitou, 1168-1173 -- A Queen's discontent and her sons' thwarted ambitions, 1173-1174 -- A captive Queen's lost years, 1174-1189 -- The Queen-Mother: Richard's reign, 1189-1199 -- Securing the Plantagenet legacy: John's reign, 1199-1204 -- Overwhelmed by a black legend. |
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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.
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Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 -- Marriage.
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Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 -- Marriage.
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France -- History -- Louis VII, 1137-1180 -- Biography.
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Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Queens -- France -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780300119114 ci alkaline paper |
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0300119119 ci alkaline paper |
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