num_pages: 268
description: 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. In tracing her life story Professor Owen reassesses her political importance during the reigns of her husband Henry II and her sons, Richard the Lionheart and John, and aims to separate the true historical Eleanor from the Eleanor of legend.
language: English
title: Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Legend
titlecomplete: Eleanor of Aquitaine: Queen and Legend
characters: Eleanor of Aquitaine
genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, Medieval
ratings_count: 35
publisher: Wiley-Blackwell