- Paperback: 448 pages
- Publisher: Phoenix; New edition edition (1 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1842126180
- ISBN-13: 978-1842126189
- Product Dimensions: 20 x 12.9 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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A comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine. The wife of King Louis VII of France and then of King Henry II of England, and mother to Richard Coeur de Lion and King John, she became the key political figure of the 12th century. Eleanor's long life inspired a number of legends. At twenty-five she set out for the Holy Land as a Crusader and at seventy-eight she crossed the Pyreness to Spain to fetch the granddaughter whose marriage would be, she hoped, a pledge of peace between England and France. This is a compassionate biography of this charismatic queen and the world she ruled over.
About the Author
Marion Meade is the author of six biographies and two novels. She studied at Northwestern University and received a Master?s Degree in journalism from Columbia University. She lives in New York City.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent book: Reads like a novel, can't put down,
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This review is from: Eleanor of Aquitaine: a Biography (Paperback)
From the moment of reading the preface to the completion of the last Chapter, this book was hard to put down. Although assigned to read for class, I would highly recommend it for pleasure reading also. The author succeeds in putting the chronology of history and the story of Eleanor's life deftly together delivering both historical information and a riveting story, unlike other factual history books I have been obliged to read.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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I enjoyed this book,
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This review is from: Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography (Women In History) (Paperback)
I have a number of books about medieval history and this was one of the best. Most of the time I get half way through a title and drift off bored with the dryness of the subject, but I found it easy to stick with this book right to the end. There is a lightness of touch married with a strong element of factual accuracy that makes it worthwhile reading - I'd recommend giving it a go!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Meade's history is full of color, but based on facts.,
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This review is from: Eleanor of Aquitaine: a Biography (Paperback)
I first read this work some years ago, after it was first published. I have since re-read it several times. Marion Meade's flowing and colorful literary style helps to make this history an entertaining and educational read. Meade takes the reader on a textured journey, from the beginnings of Eleanor of Aquitaine's family history, through to her stay at Fountervault Abbey in France, where she died in the early 13th century. All along, the reader is given a solid glimpse of a long and eventful life of a woman who was clearly ahead of her time. Meade also infuses Eleanor's apparent sense of humor into the work, made factual from actual documents of the period. Meade shows Eleanor for who she was: Queen of two countries (and expert politician), wife of two kings, and mother of many children. It does not spare the reader Eleanor's human frailties, but does not pretend that Eleanor was a pawn among males during her life. In addition, Meade paints the reader a canvas of period life from the Queen's perspective, and colorfully illustrates the emotional, as well as the factual aspects of the life of this amazing woman.
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