- Hardcover: 389 pages
- Publisher: Hawthorn Books (1977)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0801522315
- ISBN-13: 978-0801522314
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.5 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 716,835 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Marion Meade portrays Eleanor of Aquitaine as a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy who lived in a passionate and creative age.
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A compassionate and comprehensive account of the life of Eleanor of Aquitaine, a woman of enormous intelligence and titanic energy. 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. A stunning biography of one of the most exciting and powerful personalities of all time.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format: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.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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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!
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More Than A Biography
Only the most basic framework of the life of Eleanor is recorded, but the author has done a fine job of fleshing out the bare details to produce an entertaining and compelling... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Funguslava
Not only historians can write history
Eleanor of Aquitaine reads like a really upmarket historical novel - and that is a compliment. One of Marion Meade's problems, as she freely admits, was lack of sources. Read more
Published 17 months ago by J. James
Bringing History to Life
I wanted to read a book that was factual about Eleanor of Aquitaine's life, but wasn't a too dry and this is what I got.
Published on 27 Sep 2009 by Ms. S. Kearney
Full of Colour: a turbulent life
"Meade's history [of Eleanor] is full of color, but based on facts," a reviewer wrote in 1999. As indeed it should be. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2008 by Robert Fripp
Informative & readable
A fascinating book about a fascinating woman. The writer captures the reader's attention with graphic analyses of the personalities and politics of the era, beautifully and... Read more
Published on 1 Feb 2003 by Scholastica
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