Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four kings
Kelly, Amy R. (Amy Ruth), 1877-1991
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The story of that amazingly influential and still somewhat mysterious woman, Eleanor of Aquitaine, has the dramatic interest of a novel. She was at the very centre of the rich culture and clashing politics of the twelfth century. Richest marriage prize of the Middle Ages, she was Queen of France as the wife of Louis VII, and went with him on the exciting and disastrous Second Crusade. Inspiration of troubadours and trouveres, she played a large part in rendering fashionable the Courts of Love and in establishing the whole courtly tradition of medieval times. This biography profiles her remarkable life.
Main title:
Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four kings / by Amy Kelly.
Author:
Kelly, Amy R. (Amy Ruth), 1877-, author
Imprint:
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, [1991]
Collation:
xi, 427 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 1950.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780674242548 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
942.031092942.031
Language:
English
Subject:
Eleanor, of Aquitaine, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of England, 1122?-1204Great Britain -- History -- Henry II, 1154-1189 -- BiographyGreat Britain -- History -- Richard I, 1189-1199 -- BiographyLouis VII, King of France, approximately 1120-1180Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189Great Britain -- History -- Plantagenets, 1154-1399Queens -- Great Britain -- BiographyQueens -- France -- BiographyPlantagenet, House ofBiography
BRN:
357396