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France, Aquitaine and Poitiers in 1154 with the expansion of the Plantagenet lands. Eleanor's life can be considered as consisting of five distinct phases. Her early life extending to adolescence (1124–1137), marriage to Louis VII and Queen of France (1137–1152), marriage to Henry II and Queen of England (1152–1173), imprisonment to Henry's death (1173–1189) and as a widow until her ...
Articles relating to Eleanor of Aquitaine, Duchess of Aquitaine (c. 1124-1204, reigned 1137-1204) and her reign. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
Amy Ruth Kelly was born on May 5, 1877, in Port Clinton, Ohio, the oldest of three children of Malcolm Kelly and Susan Smith Kelly. [2] [3] Kelly completed her bachelor's degree at Oberlin College, her master's at Wellesley College, and capped her education with a stint at Harvard Summer School and a trip to France.
The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical drama centred on Henry II of England and his attempt to establish a line of succession during a family gathering at Christmas 1183. His efforts unleash both political and personal turmoil among his estranged wife Eleanor of Aquitaine, their three surviving sons, the French king, and the king's half-sister Alais, who is Henry's mistress.
Eleanor of Aquitaine chronicles the life of the powerful 12th-century queen. Stealing Heaven: The Love Story of Heloise and Abelard retells one of the most famous love stories of European history (a film adaptation of the novel was released in 1988). [4]
Eleanor of Aquitaine Marie of France (1145 – 11 March 1198) was a Capetian princess who became Countess of Champagne by her marriage to Henry I of Champagne . She ruled the County of Champagne as regent during Henry I's absence from 1179 to 1181; during the minority of their son Henry II from 1181 to 1187; and during Henry II's absence from ...
Eleanor c. 1123 –1204 Duchess of Aquitaine: Adela of Champagne c. 1140 –1206: Louis VII 1120–1180 King of the Franks r. 1137–1180: Constance of Castile 1140–1160: Philip 1125–1161 Archdeacon of Paris: Henry 1121–1175 Archbishop of Reims: Philip 1116–1131 Co-King of the Franks: Robert I (1123–1188) Count of Dreux: Henry I 1127 ...
Its subject, Eleanor of Aquitaine, had been the subject of a non-fiction biography by Weir in 1999. [13] Traitors of the Tower is a novella written by Weir and published on World Book Day 2010. Working with Quick Reads and Skillswise, Weir has recorded the first chapter as a taster and introduction to get people back into the habit of reading. [14]