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Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine is sitting on a cloud surrounded by friends and family, waiting for the arrival of her second husband, King Henry II of England. Henry died long before Eleanor, but his life on earth was filled with rather questionable behavior, and he has had to spend some time in Hell--eight centuries to be exact.
May 18, 2017 · Frederick Sandys, Queen Eleanor, 1858. Introduction: The mere mention of Eleanor of Aquitaine brings to mind an remarkable woman in many respects. She enjoyed an exceptional longevity for a woman of the High Middle Ages. Eleanor was born in either 1122 or 1124 and died in 1204 around the age of eighty which represents almost twice the life ...
Jan 26, 1996 · A couple fine books: Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings by Amy Kelly who provides an excellent 'Life-and-Times' approach, and Eleanor of Aquitaine by Marion Meade who gives a feminist interpretation. The award-winning film, Lion in Winter, (Katherine Hepburn) shows Eleanor's inner life during her captivity.
Mar 29, 2019 · Leonor de Aquitania (c. 1122-1204) fue una de las figuras más impresionantes y poderosas de la Baja Edad Media (1000-1300) -hombre o mujer- cuya influencia determinó la política, el arte, la literatura medieval y la percepción de la mujer en su época. Fue duquesa de Aquitania, una provincia de Francia, entre 1137 y 1204, reina de Francia ...
Eleanor was the daughter and heiress of William X, duke of Aquitaine and count of Poitiers, who possessed one of the largest domains in France—larger, in fact, than those held by the French king. Upon William’s death in 1137 she inherited the duchy of Aquitaine and in July 1137 married the heir to the French throne, who succeeded his father ...
Jan 20, 2020 · Léonie Chao-Fong. Eleanor of Aquitaine (c. 1122-1204) was one of the most wealthy and powerful women of the Middle Ages. Queen Consort of both Louis VII of France and Henry II of England, she was also mother to Richard the Lionheart and John of England. Frequently romanticised by historians fixated on her beauty, Eleanor demonstrated ...
