Eleanor of Aquitaine

Description:

A compassionate and comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King Henry II of England and mother to Richard Coeur de Lion and King John, she became the key political figure of the 12th century. A stunning biography of one of the most exciting and powerful personalities of all time.

subjects: Biography,  Queens,  Marriage,  History,  Kings and rulers,  Biography & Autobiography,  Nonfiction,  Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204,  Biographies,  Reines,  Queens, great britain

People: Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England (1122?-1204),  Henry II King of England (1133-1189),  Louis VII King of France (ca. 1120-1180)

Places: Great Britain,  France

Times: Henry II, 1154-1189,  Louis VII, 1137-1180