Eleanor of Aquitaine: Patron and Politician

by Elizabeth A.R. Brown, Rebecca A. Baltzer, Eleanor S. Greenhill

Book Overview

Eleanor of Aquitaine was the wife of two kings, Louis VII of France and Henry II Plantagenet of England, and the mother of two others, Richard the Lionhearted and John Lackland. In her eventful, often stormy life, she not only influenced the course of events in the twelfth century but also encouraged remarkable advances in the literary and fine arts. In this book, experts in five disciplines-history, art history, music, French and English literature-evaluate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292741235
• ISBN13: 9780292741232
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"