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Renowned in her time for being the most beautiful woman. Eleanor of aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning biography, alison weir captures the womanand the queenin all her glory. The life and legacy of medieval europes most famous queen attempts to provide an unbiased look at eleanor s life by exploring the achievements and trials of the duchessqueen and deconstructing the black legends and other compelling tales that continue to envelop her to this day. Eleanor of aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, weir captures the woman and the queenin all her glory. Alison was born in july 8, 1951 in london, england. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 483 pages and is available in hardcover format. The first 110 of the book and the last 210 of the book are about eleanor. The author of a number of other books on the medieval period life of elizabeth i, the children of henry viii, weir brings all the color and everpresent dangers of eleanor s world to life, filling the text with absorbing background detail and revelatory contemporary anecdotes. Captive queen a novel of eleanor aquitaine alison weir. Her bestselling history books include the six wives of henry viii, eleanor of aquitaine, elizabeth of york and the lost tudor princess. In this beautifully written biography, alison weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world.
Alison weir is one of britains topselling historians. It was the winner of the good book guide award for the best biography of 1999, as voted for by readers in 100 countries. These books about eleanor of aquitaine are historicallyaccurate testaments to this strongwilled woman of the middle ages. A life ballantine readers circle eleanor of aquitaine. At a time when women were regarded as little more than chattel, eleanor managed to defy convention as she exercised power in the political sphere and crucial influence over her husbands and sons. Wifebeating was common, although the church did at this time attempt to restrict the length of the rod that a husband might use. Eleanor of aquitaine in this beautifully written biography, alison weir paints a vibrant portrait of a truly exceptional woman and provides new insights into her intimate world. She is concerned throughout to make critical analysis of the. Alison weir s eleanor of aquitaine brings to life a remarkable and remarkably longlived woman.
Publication date 2000 topics eleanor, of aquitaine, queen, consort of henry ii, king of england, 1122. Alison weir is a well known british author and historian who has written many historical novels. Eleanor of aquitaine was wife to both louis vii of france and henry ii of england, and her sons with the. The book starts off in eleanor s childhood, then quickly moves to her marriage to the king of france and then the future king of england. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing pageantry, and irresistible accounts of royal scandal and intrigue, weir recreates not only a remarkable personality but a magnificent past era. In this beautifully written biography, alison weir paints a vibrant portrait of this truly exceptional woman, and provides new insights into her intimate world. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read eleanor of aquitaine. With astonishing historic detail, mesmerizing pageantry, and irresistible accounts of royal scandal and intrigue, she recreates not only a remarkable personality but a magnificent past era. Theres a lot of dates and names, and weir s style doesnt really make that kind of detail absorbing, but theres plenty to interest a patient reader. Eleanor of aquitaine lived a long life of many contrasts, of splendor and desolation, power and peril, and in this stunning narrative, weir captures the womanthe queenin all her glory. Eleanor of aquitaine was wife to both louis vii of france and henry ii of england, and her sons with the latter. Eleanor of aquitaine alison weir this book is dedicated with heartfelt thanks to my agent, julian alexander and to jill black who has edited so many of my books.
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Wife of louis vii of france and subsequently of henry ii of england, and mother of richard the lionhearted, eleanor played a prominent part in the politics of. The extraordinary life of eleanor of aquitaine is brilliantly recreated by alison weir in her winning biography. Eleanor s first husband, louis vii of france, haunted by the. Eleanor of aquitaine a life by alison weir powells books. Below is a list of alison weirs books in order of when they were originally published. Combining the pace and descriptive quality of a novel with the authority of a textbook, alison weir s study of the revered and reviled eleanor of aquitaine should be valuable to anyone with an interest in medieval european history.