Review: eleanor and henry
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 19, 2013
the continuing saga of Eleanor of Aquitaine and henry II the first plantaganet  takes up the 12th century reality show where the f irst book left off, and chronicles the descent of henry's fortunes whereas the first book chronicled the rise. Eleanor is imprisoned in the castle at salsbury, Thomas becket is murdered and henry is waging constant battles against his three sons, the murderous Richard  couer de leon, the scheming Geoffrey and the cruelly incompetent john as well as phillip ii who has ascended to the throne fo france.  all the while, henry is carrying on affairs with the lovely rosamund, who breaks up his marriage and sets Eleanor against him,, and the sweet, horny alais who is betrothed to Richard and many years his junior. this is a great story about one of the most important times in  history,  it is beautifully written and hard to put down.  this is the way history should be presented.