It is the year 1152,and a beautiful woman rides through France,fleeing her crown,her two young daughters and a shattered marriage.Her husband,Louis of France has been more monk than monarch,and certainly not a lover.NowEleanor of Aquitaine has one sole purpose: to return to her duchy and marry the man she loves,Henry Plantagenet,destined for greatness as King of England. It will be a union founded on lust,renowned as one of the most vicious marriages in history,and it will go on to forge a great empire and a devilish brood. This is a story of the making of nations,and of passionate conflicts: between Henry II and Thomas Becket; between Eleanor and Henry's formidable mother Matilda; between father and sons,as Henry's children take up arms against him -and finally between Henry and Eleanor herself.
Publisher: CornerstoneISBN: 9780099534587Number of pages: 528Weight: 362 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 33 mm
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A vibrant historical novel that explores the rocky relationship between Henry Plantagenet and Eleanor of Aquitaine,whose union produced King John and Richard the LionheartA tumultous tale,told here with insight,empathy,vitality and vision...A brilliant portrayal of a marriage in meltdownAlison Weir deserves the large and loyal popular following for her readable historical biographies...Eleanor of Aquitaine is the most fabulous (literally) of subjectsWeir provides immense satisfaction. She writes in a pacy,vivid style,engaging the heart as well as the mind
Alison Weir
A popular historian and novelist,British author Alison Weir is the author of non-fiction including Richard III and the Princes in the Tower,Elizabeth the Queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God,Queen of England,Isabella: She-Wolf of France,Katherine Swynford,Queens of the Conquest and A Tudor Christmas. As a novelist,her works include Innocent Traitor,The Captive Queen,A Dangerous Inheritance and the Six Tudor Queens series. The latest novel in the sequence,Anna of Kleve,Queen of Secrets is published in May 2019.
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