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Interesting Facts About Eleanor of Aquitaine, from Alison Weir Eleanor of Aquitaine (1122-1204) is arguably the most important and admired female figure in medieval European history. Captive Queen tells the epic and dramatic tale of this strong and remarkable woman who held her own in a male-dominated world. Eleanor was queen first to Louis VII of France and then to Henry II of England. Her lands comprised half of what is now France, making her the greatest heiress in Europe. The transfer of that landed inheritance, first to France and then to England, set the pattern of European diplomacy and warfare for the next four centuries. Her marriage to Henry II of England, which is the focus of Captive Queen, was one of the most passionate and tempestuous in history. Both Eleanor and Henry were larger-than-life, charismatic characters. Eleanor was a true daughter of the south of France, raised in a society in which women were valued more highly than elsewhere, and morals were lax. She grew up imbued with the culture and poetry of the troubadours, and her beauty was famous. Eleanor’s reputation was notorious, in her own lifetime and increasingly thereafter. She was a sensual wo

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Author

Alison Weir

Publisher

Random House Publishing Group

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780345521958

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance

Rating

3.68 / 5 (5,494 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14