num_pages: 373
description: Princess Alais of France travels to England to marry Richard the Lionhearted the son of King Henry II armed only with her dowry the valuable Vexin. When Alais arrives in the land of her fathers enemies she is welcomed by the beautiful and powerful queen Eleanor of Aquitaine. Eleanor the richest and most influential woman in Europe sees a kindred soul in the young French princess. Intrigued by the girls strength and fire Eleanor adopts Alais as her protge teaching the girl what it takes to be a woman of power in a world of men. But Eleanor and Alais love for each other is threatened when the capricious and imperious King Henry meets the lovely young princess. Fascination with the king draws Alais deep into political intrigue and she soon discovers what Eleanor is prepared to do to retain her position as queen. Alais the one-time pawn takes ruthless action of her own as the two women become rivals both for the kings love and the throne of England itself.
language: None
title: The Queen's Pawn
publisher: Berkley