An account of Queen Eleanor which describes her dramatic life as a queen, her marriages, and her contributions to that period
A biography of the twelfth-century queen, first of France, then of England, who was the wife of Henry II also discusses life in the Middle Ages.
Rosamond Clifford is believed to have been the daughter of Walter de Clifford, a Norman knight living at Bredelais on the Welsh border. During Henry's campaign in Wales during the summer of 1165, de Clifford had been among those to join ...
In this collection, essays provide a context for Eleanor's life and further an evolving understanding of Eleanor's multifaceted career. A valuable collection on the greatest heiress of the medieval period.
Hudson, ed., 'The History of English Law: Centenary Essays on “Pollock and Maitland”', Proceedings of the British Academy, 89 (London, 1996) Hosler, Henry II: A Medieval Soldier at War, 1147–1189 (Leiden, 2007) Howell, Margaret E., ...
Eleanor of Aquitaine was a remarkable woman.
This fascinating new biography tells the story of one of the most influential figures of the twelfth century, Eleanor of Aquitaine, successively queen of France and of England.
and contemporary continental authors, an attempt is made to reconstruct a picture of British society in the 5th and 6th ... 2002 Summers, Anne, Angels and Citizens: British Women as Military Nurses 1854–1914, London and New York: ...
Adams, The Life and Afterlife of Isabeau of Bavaria; R. Gibbons, 'Isabeau of Bavaria, Queen of France (1385–1422): The Creation of an Historical Villainess', Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, 6th series, vol.
... Aquitaine Eleanor of Aquitaine and the Four Kings by Amy Ruth Kelly. Was there ever a ruler, man or woman, quite as fascinating as Eleanor of Aquitaine? Always at the center of her world, Eleanor remains a fascinating figure even today ...
This is historical fiction at its best and I loved every page of it."—For Winter Nights: A bookish blog