The lute player

Description:

A tale inspired by the Third Crusade is told from the viewpoint of a companion minstrel and describes the relationships between King Richard and two strong women including his possessive mother, Eleanor of Aquitaine, and Berengaria, the Princess of Navarre.

subjects: Fiction,  Fiction in English,  History,  Minstrels,  Richard I King of England; 1157-1199,  Blondel de Nesle: active 12th century,  Biographical fiction,  Historical fiction,  Gay rulers,  Gay musicians,  Fiction, historical, general,  England, fiction,  Fiction, biographical,  Great britain, fiction,  Fiction, general

People: Blondel de Nesle (12th cent),  Richard I King of England (1157-1199)

Places: Great Britain,  England

Times: 1157-1199