| Description |
xii, 431 pages : illustrations, map (on lining papers) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages [407]-417. |
| Contents |
The rich dower -- O Paris! -- Via crucis -- Fear the Greeks -- Antioch the Glorious -- Jerusalem -- The Queen and the Duke -- The Countess and the poet -- The second crown -- Forging an empire -- King and Archbishop -- Becket in exile -- Montmirail and Canterbury -- The flower of the world -- The court of the Poitiers -- Henry and his sons -- Sedition -- Poor prisoner -- The Christmas court -- War was in his heart -- Henry revokes his lands -- The fallen elm of Gisors -- The Lion Heart is king -- The sicilian interlude -- Things done overseas -- Shipwreck and disguise -- Eleanor Queen of England -- The ransom -- Captive and betrayer -- The treasure of Chalus -- Lackland's portion -- Blanche and Isabella -- Mirebeau -- The hope of Brittany -- The Queen goes home. |
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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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Great Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- 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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Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399.
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Queens -- Great Britain -- Biography.
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Queens -- France -- Biography.
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Plantagenet, House of.
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