Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen of France and England, Mother of Empires

by Sara Cockerill

Book Overview

In the competition for remarkable queens, Eleanor of Aquitaine tends to win. In fact her story sometimes seems so extreme it ought to be made up. The headlines: orphaned as a child, Duchess in her own right, Queen of France, crusader, survivor of a terrible battle, kidnapped by her own husband, captured by pirates, divorced for barrenness, Countess of Anjou, Queen of England, mother of at least five sons and three daughters, supporter of her sons'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144564617X
• ISBN13: 9781445646176
• Release Date: June 2020
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"