Research Catalog

Title

Eleanor of Aquitaine : queen and rebel / by Jean Flori ; translated by Olive Classe.

Author

Flori, Jean.

Publication

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2007.

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Description

397 p., [4] p. of plates : ill., map, genea.; 24 cm.

Summary

The extraordinary life of Eleanor of Aquitaine (1124-1204) still fascinates and intrigues historians today. Jean Flori attempts to write the full story of the queen who was determined, in spite of the huge moral, social, political and religious pressures bearing down upon her, to take charge of her own life in all its aspects.

Uniform Title

• Aliénor d'Aquitaine. English
• University press scholarship online.

Alternative Title

Aliénor d'Aquitaine.

Subject

• Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204
• Louis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180 > Marriage
• Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189 > Marriage
• Queens > England > Biography
• Queens > France > Biography
• Great Britain > History > Henry II, 1154-1189 > Biography
• France > History > Louis VII, 1137-1180 > Biography

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• Translation of: Aliénor d'Aquitaine.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [314]-386) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Childhood, lineage and marriage -- Eleanor, Queen of France -- Duchess of Aquitaine and Normandy -- Queen of England -- Eleanor the rebel -- The captive queen -- Two queens -- 'Eleanor, by the wrath of God Queen of England' -- Eleanor and John -- History, sentiments and psychology: the Antioch incident -- Eleanor and courtly love -- Eleanor's power and patronage -- Plantagenet court and the world of King Arthur.

ISBN

• 9780748622955 (hbk.)
• 0748622950 (hbk.)
• 0748622969 (pbk.)
• 9780748622962 (pbk.)

OCLC

• 84996981
• SCSB-12106886

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library